Serving as chief executive officer, Nejla founded Global Health Visions (GHV) to provide strategic guidance on the formulation and implementation of global health and development initiatives that aim to improve the lives and livelihoods of women and children. With a deliberate focus on advocacy, policy, and communications, GHV works across a range of issues including agriculture & nutrition, maternal & reproductive health, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), infectious diseases, health system strengthening, climate change, and gender and democracy. Across her work, Nejla sees the landscape of issues and identifies overlaps and synergies that may increase the ability of siloed partners to work more collaboratively for the greater good.  

Prior to starting GHV, Nejla was an independent consultant for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in its Global Health Policy and Advocacy division. She also spent five years as a public finance professional at the Wall Street firms of Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan.

Nejla holds a MPP with a concentration in International Policy and Development from Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy Institute, and a BS from Bates College.

Outside of work, Nejla is very active in her local community.  She currently serves on the board of the Good Work Institute as well as a strategic thought partner to Partners for Climate Action of the Hudson Valley.