Emily Bancroft

Emily Bancroft, MPH is the Chief Executive Officer of Health Care Without Harm, a global organization working to transform healthcare into a force for environmental health, equity, and climate resilience. Health Care Without Harm, through its Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network, supports a community of over 2500 members - representing 70,000+ health facilities across 86 countries - to build and implement climate-resilient health care and reduce the use of plastics and toxic materials in healthcare. Emily brings more than two decades of experience leading health systems innovation and advancing health equity across the globe.

Prior to joining Health Care Without Harm U.S., she served as President and CEO of VillageReach, where she expanded the organization’s work across more than a dozen countries, forged cross-sector partnerships, and helped deliver people-centered health solutions that reached over 111 million people. Her career has focused on strengthening systems that serve the most underserved—working with health professionals, governments, and communities across the U.S. and Africa to improve access to care and shift policies for greater equity.

She is a faculty member of Connected Women Leaders, a mentor for WomenLift North America, a 2022 UBS Global Visionary, and the mother of a curious, nature and animal-loving 13-year-old. Emily holds an MPH from the University of Washington's School of Public Health and a BA from Princeton University.

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