CEO of World Obesity Federation, former CEO of World Heart Federation and Vice Chair, NCD Alliance, fellow Geneva Center for Security Policy. She is based in Boston and London, a citizen of the US and Sweden, with two decades of experience in global advocacy and noncommunicable diseases, including global roles with WHF, American Cancer Society, International Planned Parenthood Federation. Studied public health at HSPH and Hopkins and business at Harvard Business School Advanced Management Programme. She has a strong interest in the role of non-health actors in advancing health, and has published in journals including BMJ, Lancet, Global Heart, Circulation, and African Heart Journal.