Bistra Zheleva
Global Advocacy | Policy | Population Health | Strategy & Partnerships | Program Development & Implementation | All about pediatric and congenital heart disease, NCDs in children
- Role
- Vice President of Global Strategy & Advocacy at Children\'s Heartlink
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bistra Zheleva
20+ years of experience in policy advocacy, global health capacity building and health systems strengthening initiatives at the community, hospital and government levels. • Led collaborative efforts in many global and cultural settings with diverse groups of stakeholders, including clinicians, hospital administrators, government officials and policy makers, and patient and family representatives. • Specialized and tertiary health care and quality improvement. • NGO management: strategic planning, operations, governance, program development and evaluation, financial management, donor relations and proposal development. • Built and managed successfully teams, remote and in-person multidisciplinary health team projects in several countries. • Regularly published author in academic and nonacademic journals and invited speaker at international meetings. • Passionate about international development and global health. Thought leader, advocate, strategic partner, connector and catalyst for change. Always learning!
Experience
Vice President of Global Strategy & Advocacy
Jan 2018 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US
Education
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
MBA
University of Economics - Varna
Bachelor's degree
Harvard School of Public Health
The Global Health Delivery Program
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