Eleni Smitham

Eleni holds a Bachelor of Arts in international studies and Spanish, with a minor in health studies, from Haverford College. Before Princeton, she worked at the Center for Global Development (CGD) in Washington, D.C., where she conducted research and policy analysis on a range of global health topics, focusing on global health security and financing for pandemic preparedness and response. Prior to CGD, Eleni worked in Rome with the West and Central Africa Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development and with the United Nations Development Programme's Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development. She held internships in Malawi researching food security and dietary diversity, at a government relations and strategic communications consulting firm, and in the Obama White House. She completed her MPA internship at the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Eleni grew up in several different countries and speaks Italian and Spanish.