Global Health Council CEO Jeffrey L. Sturchio to Become Senior Partner at Rabin Martin
By Rabin Martin, PRNEMonday, July 18, 2011
NEW YORK, July 19, 2011 -
- Key Staff Additions Diversify
Senior Team
Rabin Martin, a leading global management consultancy working at
the crossroads of health, announced today that Dr. Jeffrey L.
Sturchio, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Global
Health Council, will join the firm in September as Senior Partner.
Sturchio will guide strategy, identify emerging issues and create
new partnerships for the firm’s corporate, multilateral and
nonprofit clients.
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“Improving the health of poor and disenfranchised communities
around the world increases security and stability for us all,” said
Sturchio. “Collaboration among all sectors of society is a powerful
way to find creative and sustainable solutions in global health.
Rabin Martin, with its passionate staff and strong ties to
prominent public and private clients, is well-positioned to design
initiatives that lead to significant, lasting changes in public
health.”
Dr. Sturchio comes to Rabin Martin from a distinguished career
in global health, corporate responsibility and public policy. He
has led the Global Health Council since August 2009. The Council is
the world’s largest membership alliance of public health
organizations and professionals dedicated to saving lives by
improving health throughout the world. The Council coordinates
efforts among its broad network to improve equity and outcomes in
global health, working with international leaders, government
agencies, multilateral organizations, non-governmental
organizations, faith-based groups and private sector firms.
“In the nearly 20 years I’ve worked with Jeff, I’ve been
impressed by his integrity and passion for improving the health of
the world’s poor,” said Bill Martin, President of Rabin Martin.
“His tireless drive and dedication are a testament to what can be
achieved to halt the spread of disease through constant innovation
in health solutions.”
Dr. Sturchio joined the Global Health Council following nearly
20 years at Merck & Co., Inc., where he served both as Merck’s
Vice President for Corporate Responsibility and as President of The
Merck Company Foundation. At Merck, Sturchio oversaw a portfolio of
activities including the company’s successful global health
partnerships, such as the Merck MECTIZAN Donation Program to treat
river blindness and lymphatic filariasis (a program credited with
halting or nearly halting river blindness in parts of Latin America
and West Africa), Merck’s corporate philanthropy, the Merck Medical
Outreach Program, global HIV/AIDS access programs (including
Merck’s participation in the UN/industry Accelerating Access
Initiative and the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships in
Botswana), the Merck Institute for Science Education, the Merck
Childhood Asthma Network and corporate responsibility reporting. He
also represented Merck on corporate responsibility, global health
and philanthropy issues to the media, public officials, bilateral
and multilateral organizations, NGOs and other external
stakeholders.
Sturchio has also served as the Chairman of the Corporate
Council on Africa, and currently is a Visiting Scholar at the
Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health and the Study of
Business Enterprise at The Johns Hopkins University and a member of
the Global Agenda Council on Health of the World Economic Forum. He
is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Fellow
of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Sturchio’s appointment follows other recent management
additions at Rabin Martin, including:
- David Golub, Executive Vice President: Golub provided
nearly 20 years of counsel to the private and public sectors,
including eight years of service with the American Cancer Society,
the largest private health organization in the world.
- Julie Becker, Senior Vice President: Becker developed
and managed programs to improve the lives of vulnerable
populations, leading HIV/AIDS and women’s health initiatives for
the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, HealthRight
International, EngenderHealth and the International Planned
Parenthood Federation.
- Maria Schneider, Senior Vice President: Schneider worked
closely with diverse organizations leading innovative health,
social and public affairs programs and guiding CSR and strategic
philanthropy at Edelman and the Pfizer Foundation and as an
independent consultant, with major clients including the Business
Roundtable, Lance Armstrong Foundation, UNICEF and Harvard School
of Public Health.
“With Jeff and other recent additions to an already strong and
diverse group, the depth of the firm’s senior counseling team is
unmatched in the field,” said Steve Rabin, CEO of Rabin Martin.
About Rabin Martin
Rabin Martin is a leading public health management consulting
firm specializing in programs both global and domestic. Rabin
Martin has been a driving force behind numerous high profile global
health programs, including the United Nations Foundation’s Every
Woman, Every Child initiative to raise global commitments for
women and children’s health; strategic planning for NGOs,
foundations and universities in several countries; and global
corporate reputation, policy, access to medicines and community
relations programs for Fortune 100 companies, including Johnson
& Johnson and Merck & Co., Inc. Rabin Martin continues to
grow its staff, under the management of Steve Rabin, Chief
Executive Officer, and Bill Martin, President.
Steve Rabin established Rabin Strategic Partners — now Rabin
Martin — in 2002 to serve clients advancing public health goals.
Steve has been on the faculty of the Columbia University School of
Public Health and was a visiting fellow at the Harvard University
School of Public Health. Prior to that he served as President of
Ogilvy Public Affairs, head of the Washington, DC office of Porter
Novelli and served as the Senior Vice President for Public Affairs
at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Since joining the firm in 2009, Bill Martin has made substantial
contributions to its success, helping grow the firm to more than 30
professionals. Before joining Rabin Martin, Bill served as
President of Global Health at Cohn & Wolfe and GCI Health and
was the senior communications and investor relations officer at two
biotech companies.
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