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Bridges to Development

Bridges is led by a team of experienced professionals who have demonstrated commitment and delivered solutions to global problems throughout their careers, leveraging experience in diverse organizations such as Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, The Global Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The team

Managing Partner
Julie
Jacobson
Managing Partner
Alan
Brooks
Partner
Sarah
Churchill
Finance and Operations
Cathy
Grebert
Project Coordinator
Nicole
Vecchio

Collaborators

Margaret
Baker
Ruwan
de Mel
Moses
Kas
Edda
Magnus
Caroline
Pensotti
Eelco
Szabó
George
Taleo

Bridges’ Internship Program

Therese
Shema
Nzayisenga
Obiora Miracle
Khlood Fathi Alnaeem
Dr. Arnaud Iradukunda

Bridges is committed to investing in the next generation of health, education, and sustainable development leaders. Launched in 2019, our internship program is designed for students and young professionals on their way to impactful and fulfilling careers. Below are our interns listed by their year of participation.

“It was during my time at Bridges that I truly came to understand what meaningful collaboration looks like. At Bridges, we did not simply divide tasks. We co-created. We exchanged ideas, refined each other’s thoughts, and developed outputs together in real time. That depth of teamwork and shared ownership was entirely new to me.

Amy Nwoku, 2024 Intern

Bridges’ Fellowship Program

Dr. Ibrahim Rabiu
Dr. Victoria Gamba
Dr. Özlem Canbeldek Akın

We expanded our offering to support mid-career professionals and started a fellowship programme in 2026.

Board Members

Board members oversee and support the work of Bridges. They bring extensive public and private expertise through decades of work in global development, and hands on experience from local implementation to leading global organizations.

Board Co-Chair
Amélie
Baudot

Board Co-Chair
Dirk
Engels

Board Member
Catharine Howard Taylor

Board Member
Zabeen
Moser-Mawji