Helene D. Gayle

Helene D. Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., is CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that implements programs that bring together varied stakeholders to address complex global and social challenges. McKinsey Social Initiatives first program, Generation, addresses the problem of youth unemployment, with programs in five countriesIndia, Kenya, Mexico, Spain, and the United Statesand a goal of connecting one million young people with skills and jobs in five years. Previously, Dr. Gayle was president and CEO of CARE USA, a member of CARE International . Before joining CARE USA in 2006, Gayle directed the HIV, TB, and Reproductive Health Program at the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation and spentyears at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , focusing primarily on HIVAIDS. Gayle also served as chair of the Obama administrations Presidential Advisory Council on HIVAIDS. She has been called one of the top female leaders and global thinkers in the world. As of 2014, she i

Helene D. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.P.H. at Johns Hopkins University. She is board certified in pediatrics, completing a residency in pediatric medicine at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

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