Valerie Bemo

Advisory board member

Deputy Director Global Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Valerie Bemo has been an integral member within the Global Development division at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) for the past 12 years. She pioneered the Emergency Strategy at BMGF to respond to major global disasters, including the Haiti Earthquake in 2010, Ebola in 2014, and Nepal Earthquake in 2015. Prior to joining BMGF, Dr. Bemo held senior roles at the IRC in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).