Join the International Development Forum for a Dinner Discussion on the intersection of Entrepreneurship and Global Health!

Tomorrow we will be joined by Dr. Zak Kaufman '08 and Elise Braunschweig '08. The couple is visiting from Geneva Switzerland to be recognized with Dartmouth's Social Justice Award.  Come learn about their paths beyond Dartmouth (bios below) and their commitments to improving Global Health.

When? Tomorrow! Friday Jan. 25, 2018 5:30pm
Where? Haldeman 124
Why? Conversation! Alums! Thai food!!!!

Elise Braunschweig ‘08
Elise is passionate about improving the health of women and girls worldwide. She has five years of experience managing adolescent-targeted HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health programs with Grassroot Soccer in South Africa, Zambia, and the Dominican Republic. Elise currently works for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to support countries in accessing funding and ensuring strategic investments for maximum impact. She has conducted epidemiological research on intimate partner violence amongst adolescents in South Africa. Elise holds a Masters in Public Health in Developing Countries from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts in International Development and Public Policy from Dartmouth College.

Zak Kaufman '08

Dr. Zak Kaufman is Co-Founder and CEO of Vera Solutions, a social enterprise using cloud and mobile technology to help social impact organizations worldwide work more efficiently and deliver better results. Since graduating from Dartmouth in 2008, Zak has worked for 10 years at the intersection of technology and the social sector, overseeing program evaluations in Southern Africa and Latin America and architecting data systems for dozens of leading global health and education organizations. Since 2010, Vera has served more than 225 organizations in more than 45 countries and has grown to a team of 50 staff on four continents. Notable clients Zak has served include the Gavi Alliance, the Aga Khan Foundation, the Skoll Foundation, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Prior to founding Vera, Zak oversaw Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at Grassroot Soccer and co-founded the Journal of Sport for Development, the first open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the evidence of programs using sport to promote health, development, and peace. Zak holds a PhD and MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and has been recognized as a Marshall Scholar, Truman Scholar, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur, Global Good Fund Fellow, and Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellow. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Zak lives with his wife Elise (also a Dartmouth '08) in Geneva, Switzerland.