Helene Gayle

Global Health Scientist

“Read books about everyday people who decided they wanted to be part of something larger than themselves.”

Career Highlights

• CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that implements programs to address complex global and social challenges
• Former CEO of CARE, U.S.A., one of the world’s largest international humanitarian organizations
• After earning her MD, has made significant contributions to the advancement of HIV/AIDS research, education and prevention
• Influenced heavily by her mother who gave her that sense of giving back to the community at an early age