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    Jennifer Wegbreit, ScD MPH

    Chief Operating Officer, Shockwave Foundation
    San Francisco, CA

    For over two decades, Jennifer has been a trusted partner to visionaries, helping them build stronger, more impactful organizations. She has held leadership roles across both academic and nonprofit sectors, where she provided strategic guidance, research, and evaluation for institutions such as the University of California Global Health Group, the University of California Women’s Global Health Imperative, and the Asante Africa Foundation. Her work has also extended to advising numerous family philanthropies and social impact organizations.

    Jennifer’s expertise lies in global health and development. She holds a Doctorate of Science in Human Ecology and Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health, a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

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