Amie Batson

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health , USAID

Amie Batson joined USAID as Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health and USAID Deputy of the Global Health Initiative (GHI) following a 20-year career in global health that included positions in the WHO, UNICEF, and most recently, the World Bank. As one of the original members of the GAVI Alliance, she led the World Bank’s efforts in vaccine financing, including the establishment of new financing mechanisms like the Advance Market Commitment and the use of donor financing to “buy-down” loans from the International Development Assistance program. These efforts provided billions of dollars for global health and helped to vaccinate millions of children against polio, pneumonia, diarrhea, and other vaccine preventable causes of death.

Associated Sessions

Entry-Points for Business in Obama’s New Global Health Initiative