Lindsey Pollaczek, MPH

Chief Program Officer

San Francisco, California

United States, North America

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Cohort Year:

2019

Bio

Lindsey Pollaczek is Chief Program Officer at Fistula Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating the devastating childbirth injury, obstetric fistula. Lindsey is responsible for overseeing the Foundation’s programs in partnership with over 150 hospitals and community organizations across 30 countries in Africa and Asia. Lindsey lived in Kenya from 2014-2018 to launch a new model for comprehensive fistula care, which was later adapted and rolled out in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania. Previously, she worked as a health educator at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and managed the global portfolio for maternal and child health programs for the humanitarian organization Direct Relief. She holds a MPH from University of California, Los Angeles and was honored to support the broader AFHE community by serving on the Senior Fellows Advisory Board (2021-2023).