| Carole Presern | |
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom |
Carole Presern has been executive director of The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) since January 2011.[1]
She trained as a nurse and as a midwife before gaining a degree in anthropology from University College London.[2] She also holds a doctorate in public health policy and an advanced degree in health systems management.[1]
She came to The Partnership from the GAVI Alliance, where she worked variously as Director of Change Management, interim managing director (External Relations) and managing director (Special Projects).[1] While in Geneva, Presern also worked as Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Geneva, covering specialized agencies, health and humanitarian affairs.[2] She worked for DFID/UK in Pakistan, Nepal and Zimbabwe.[2] Her last DFID post covered Africa (on HIV/AIDS), and as Senior Health Adviser, focused on Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3] Her previous posts include Director of VSO Nepal, consultancies for multilateral organisations and work as a midwife at Nong Samet on the Thai/Cambodian border.[2]
She has been a member of various boards, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, UNITAID and most recently on the board of the International HIV Alliance.[1]