Barbara Bush
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- Milken Institute16 min
Barbara Bush | Resilience in Global Health Leadership
Founded in 2009 by Barbara Bush and five peers, Global Health Corps addresses global health leadership gaps by competitively selecting and training diverse millennial fellows through a specialized curriculum developed with Yale and Harvard. The organization has placed 600 young leaders into 70 partner organizations across Africa and the United States, resulting in a 97% sector retention rate and measurable policy impacts among alumni. By focusing on systems change and resilience, Global Health Corps aims to cultivate a new generation of executives who will fundamentally restructure healthcare delivery to ensure universal access within two decades.
- Milken Institute1h 33m
What Would You Do to Make the World Better for Women and Girls? A Conversation and Call to Action
Diana Taylor, Michael Milken, Willow Bay, Susan McCaw, Shiza Shahid, Malala Yousafzai, Suna Saeed, Patricia Arquette, Helena Morrissey, Holly Gordon, Frida Pinto, Barbara Bush, Princess Rima Bent Bandar Al Saud, Paul Kagame, Faloruncho Alikija, Deborah Birx, Howard Taylor, Cherie Blair, Precious Molloy Motsepe
This event synthesized global data revealing that the marginalization of women directly correlates with poverty and instability, while highlighting specific strategies to reverse these trends, such as Rwanda's economic boom and the UK's rapid boardroom diversification. Speakers detailed urgent disparities in wages and health, including the severe motherhood penalty and HIV infection rates, alongside corporate and nonprofit interventions like Salesforce's pay equity audit and the Girl Rising campaign. The discussion concluded with a unified call for male allyship and systemic policy changes, asserting that closing the gender gap yields a 90% community reinvestment rate essential for long-term societal health.