Kate Tulenko

Kate Tulenko, MD, MPH, MPhil, FAAP is a healthcare expert and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in global health workforce development.1 She served as a Consultant for Scaling up Health Worker Education at Operation Smile from September 2019 to October 2021.1

Dr. Tulenko's extensive career includes:

• President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) appointee by President Biden2
• Advisor for VaxSyna, a startup developing affordable HPV vaccines1
• Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Longevity1
• Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health1
• Former Vice President of Health Systems Innovation at IntraHealth International1
• Director of CapacityPlus, USAID's flagship global health workforce program1
• Pediatric Hospitalist at Carroll Hospital for over 13 years1

She has been recognized as one of the "300 Women Leaders in Global Health" by the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in 2015.1 Dr. Tulenko is also active in various professional organizations, including Rotary International and the Global Business School Network.1