Christopher J. Elias is the president of Global Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [1] [2] since 2012, and the former president and CEO of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, also known as PATH, a nonprofit organization that improves global health by ensuring that innovations in science and technology are available to low income groups and developing countries, a role he held from 2000-2011. [2]
Elias received his MD from Creighton University, [2] completed his post-graduate training in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, [2] and received his MPH from the University of Washington. [2]
Prior to his role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and PATH, Dr. Elias worked as a senior associate at the International Programs Division of the Population Council. He served as country representative of Thailand.
Christopher J. Elias is the president of Global Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [1] [2] since 2012, and the former president and CEO of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, also known as PATH, a nonprofit organization that improves global health by ensuring that innovations in science and technology are available to low income groups and developing countries, a role he held from 2000-2011. [2]
Elias received his MD from Creighton University, [2] completed his post-graduate training in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, [2] and received his MPH from the University of Washington. [2]
Prior to his role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and PATH, Dr. Elias worked as a senior associate at the International Programs Division of the Population Council. He served as country representative of Thailand.