Duncan van Dusen

About Duncan van Dusen

Innovative leader successful in building high-impact for-profit and non-profit organizations- Known for recruiting, motivating, and maximizing outstanding and diverse teams through integrity and example- Pragmatic in synthesizing strategies with economic viability and community value- Creative at structuring complex, multi-sector partnerships and collaboration- Resourceful fundraiser from institutions and individuals with established personal and professional network- Exceptional legal and financial acumen with experience building and managing non-profit endowments- Six Sigma Greenbelt in process design- Advocate for public health and youth welfare driven by principles of social justice and community empowerment- Amazon #1 Best Selling author of “When Are We Going to Teach Health?” on teaching health in K-12 schools- Patented inventor and published author with forthcoming book and scientific article in top 1% of impact- Frequent and well-regarded public speaker experienced in live events, TV, radio, and podcast- Near-native fluency in French; Professional proficiency in Spanish; Conversational in Mandarin

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Catch Global Foundation

   Jan 2014 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) is the largest school health program in the world and has the most scientific evidence of effectiveness, documented in over 100 peer-reviewed research studies. CATCH is used in over schools and educational settings around the world, serving over 3 million youth every year with its programs in physical education, nutrition, sun safety, and vaping prevention.CATCH Global Foundation serves as a centralized support organization, empowering communities, schools and youth by continually developing and improving CATCH programs, fostering community coalitions, leading communications and public relations, serving as the public face of the program, and providing training and technical support. The foundation raises money from third-parties and acts as a grant-maker, providing free training, curriculum, stipends and support through its CATCH Promise program to hundreds of Title I schools and hundreds of thousands of low-income children- Led the spin-out of CATCH from a university parent into an independent non-profit foundation to expand, develop, and sustain it as a public asset- Raised $10+M for underserved communities by building multi-sector partnerships with governmental entities, school districts, public sector organizations, private foundations, and corporations- Conceived and launched CATCH Service Learning Projects to empower youth as health ambassadors and advocates- Oversaw development of CATCH.org health curriculum portal used by teachers in 50 states and 42 countries- Formed partnerships with governmental, university, and community with organizations in Ecuador, DR, and Kenya- Evangelized CATCH mission in high-level meetings, speaking engagements, and media appearances- Collaborated with UTHealth to develop CATCH My Breath, a youth e-cigarette prevention program now used in over 2,700 secondary schools.Always building - more to come!

Education

• UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

  MPH, Global Health, Child Health, Health Promotion & Health Policy

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Management
• Employee Wellness
• Affordable Care Act
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Public Speaking
• Consumer Healthcare
• Health Insurance Exchanges
• Human Resources
• Fundraising
• Non-Profit Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• Leadership
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Child Health
• Employee Training
• Health Care Reform
• Entrepreneurship
• Health Insurance
• Enterprise Software
• Sales Management
• French Literature
• Health Policy
• Executive Management
• School Health
• Health Savings Accounts
• Consumer Directed Healthcare
• Sales
• Health Promotion
• Saas
• Business Strategy
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Strategy
• French
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• Employee Engagement
• Public Health
• Health Law