Allyson Bear named president and CEO of Jhpiego

Allyson Bear, an achieved public well being govt and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health alumna, has been named the subsequent president and CEO of Jhpiegothe Johns Hopkins-affiliated world well being group devoted to enhancing the well being and lives of girls and households worldwide.

Bear, who has greater than 25 years of expertise main complicated, mission-driven well being organizations, was chosen following a world search. She will assume the position on April 1, succeeding Leslie Mancuso, who has led Jhpiego for greater than 20 years.

“Allyson brings to Jhpiego a proven track record in strategic growth, innovation, and resource mobilization across the global health, economic development, and humanitarian sectors, as well as the profound commitment to promoting dignified health care for all that has guided her career,” JHU President Ron Daniels wrote in a message to the Hopkins group right this moment. “I know Allyson’s vision, innovative spirit, and team-oriented leadership style will serve Jhpiego well at this important moment in its history.”

Bear joins Jhpiego from VennHealth, a Baltimore-based public well being consultancy that she based and the place she serves as CEO. She earned each an MPH and a DrPH in worldwide well being from the Bloomberg School and has labored in additional than 45 nations throughout her profession, together with 11 years of residence throughout a number of nations throughout Africa and Asia.

“As a Johns Hopkins alumna, Dr. Bear brings an insider’s understanding of the university’s mission and culture, combined with the external perspective gained through 25 years of global health leadership,” stated Executive Vice Provost Stephen Gangewho chaired the 15-member search committee. “Colleagues who met with her were impressed by her strategic vision, business acumen, and authentic leadership style. She also has a clear understanding of Jhpiego’s mission and the evolving global health landscape, including the realities of challenges such as diversifying funding, localization, and integrating AI and technology in low- and middle-income countries.”

At VennHealth, Bear’s work has included main a strategic realignment and figuring out new funding sources for a big multinational growth group considerably affected by the downsizing of USAID within the first six months of 2025. Earlier in her profession, Bear led the event of flagship US authorities well being initiatives at USAID, together with the Global Health Initiative, the Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths Action Plan, and the Global Health Security Agenda. Bear has additionally served in management roles at Corus International and Abt Global, the place she led large-scale worldwide portfolios advancing equitable well being outcomes and driving well being innovation on the nationwide and world ranges.

Founded in 1973 because the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jhpiego has lengthy been a frontrunner in maternal and baby well being across the globe. For greater than 5 many years, Jhpiego has delivered essential care and well being care coaching, supporting populations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas with applications spanning maternal, new child, and baby well being; infectious ailments; strengthening well being methods; main well being care; world well being safety; immunizations; household planning; humanitarian help; most cancers prevention and detection, significantly breast and cervical most cancers; and different important providers for households.

“It is a tremendous honor to join Jhpiego and the Johns Hopkins community at this important moment in global health,” Bear stated. “Jhpiego has an extraordinary legacy of expanding access to high-quality health care for women and families everywhere. I am excited to work alongside Jhpiego’s remarkable staff and partners who bring this mission to life every day, and I look forward to building on the organization’s strong foundation to strengthen and expand Jhpiego’s impact around the world.”