Eliana Monteforte is the Director of Special Projects at Global Health Council (GHC). In this role, she leads projects that engage non-US civil society organizations (CSOs), policymakers and other stakeholders in addressing key health equity issues in global health with a particular focus on Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Additionally, Eliana works closely with the President and CEO to expand GHC’s funding portfolio and identify new business development opportunities to further the goals and objectives of GHC’s 2022-2025 strategic plan.

Prior to joining GHC, Eliana worked at Management Sciences for Health (MSH) for over a decade where she provided management and technical assistance support to various Ministries of Health (MOH) and over 40 CSOs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Eliana’s areas of expertise include global health advocacy, strategic planning, resource mobilization and health finance. Eliana was formerly the Coordinator of the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) Secretariat and is thrilled to continue to engage in UHC advocacy as a CSEM Advisory Group member representing GHC.