Alix Zwane is the CEO of Global Innovation Fund. A seasoned public health professional, she was previously Senior Program Officer in the Global Development group at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, taking a lead role on strategy development for the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene team and setting the team's evaluation policy and associated investment plan. Her stint in philanthropy was preceded by experience in both the private sector and academia, where Alix was part of the group that initially developed the chlorine dispenser. Zwane holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University.