Vaughn Hester

Vaughn Hester is a Partner and Product Program Manager at Color, passionate about health and international development. With a background in international policy and social science research, Vaughn has a wealth of experience in health and education in low-resource settings across Latin America and Africa.

Vaughn's interests lie in information and communication technology for developing settings (ICT4D), enhancing access to social services, and empowering post-conflict and refugee communities. He is actively involved in utilizing software and technology for various purposes, including enterprise use cases, disaster relief, public health, and creative social impact initiatives.

His specialties include program, product, and strategic partner management, corporate development and strategy, crowdsourcing, image and photo moderation, enterprise client services, as well as data analysis and statistics.

Education-wise, Vaughn Hester pursued an S.M. in Population and International Health from Harvard University and a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University.

Throughout his career, Vaughn has held key roles in various prominent organizations. These include his current position as a Technical Program Manager at Color, along with previous roles as a Technical Program Manager at Whisper.ai, and positions at Facebook in Health Partnerships - Social Impact Team, Strategic Partner Manager - Community Partnerships, and Program Manager at Internet.org. Additionally, he has worked with reputable companies such as DocuSign, CrowdFlower, FORGE, Results for Development Institute, Partners In Health, Electronic Arts Inc., Eastside College Preparatory School, and Somos Amigos Medical Missions in diverse managerial and consulting capacities.