Partners In Health (PIH) welcomes John Urschel as the new Campaign Director for its University of Global Health Equity (UGHE).  John brings solid experience to the role from his most recent fundraising position of Director of Leadership Gifts at Mount Holyoke College as well as his role at Amherst College as the Director of Gift Planning & Regional Major Gift Office.  John received his MPA in Nonprofit Management from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Reporting to the Director of University Operations, John will be responsible for creating and implementing a campaign supporting UGHE’s strategic priorities.  He will work closely with his colleagues on the Boston-based Development staff and the UGHE implementation team in Boston and Rwanda, to focus on carrying out a broad-based fundraising plan targeting individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies.

Partners In Health, headquartered in Boston, MA, is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor. For nearly 30 years, PIH has focused on delivering high-quality health care and social services in some of the world’s poorest communities, bringing the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need and serving as an antidote for despair.

As a global forum for delivery-focused teaching, research, and clinical care, the University of Global Health Equity is creating an intellectual hub for the world’s best thinkers and innovators in health care delivery. Based in Rwanda, the university is educating a cadre of transformational leaders who possess the vision to tackle big challenges and the pragmatic leadership skills to build effective systems and drive change. UGHE is rapidly becoming a leader in the evolving field of global health, accelerating the dissemination of both important new scientific discoveries and proven health care interventions to those most in need.