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Ann Warner
Gender and Policy Specialist
Bio: 

Ann Warner is a gender and policy specialist at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). In this role, Warner works on a range of projects related to the health and human rights of women and girls.

Warner brings more than 10 years of experience in research and program development in international health and policy issues. Prior to her current position, she served as the special assistant to ICRW’s president, where she directed a research and advocacy project on the social drivers of HIV and AIDS. Before joining the organization in 2008, Warner led a research project for Columbia University and the International Rescue Committee that documented the prevalence of violence against women and girls in two Liberian counties. Warner also worked as the director of development at CARE, where she managed the organization’s relationships with professional foundations and consulted on a post-tsunami development program for CARE Sri Lanka.

Warner won the Global Health Council’s “New Investigator in Global Health” award in 2008 for her work in gender-based violence in Liberia.

Expertise: 

Adolescent Girls, Violence Against Women, Population and Reproductive Health, HIV and AIDS

Languages Spoken: 

English (native), French (proficient)

Education: 

Warner holds master’s degrees in public health and international affairs from Columbia University and a bachelor’s in English from Wellesley College.

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