Adrienne Germain, President Emerita of the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), M.A. in sociology and demography, University of California, Berkeley has worked for women's equality, health and human rights for 42 years. Following 14 years with the Ford Foundation, including four years in Bangladesh as the country representative, Adrienne led work by IWHC for 26 years on international health and population policy, with the UN system and civil society especially from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Among many professional roles, Adrienne is a member of the external Evaluation Advisory Group for the International Health Partnership, served on the Gender Knowledge Network of the global Commission on Social Determinants of Health, was a member of UNDP's Expert Group on Gender and AIDS Responses, advises corporate and NGO leaders on gender, and publishes extensively.