Connecting to solve global health challenges together
The Bay Area Global Health Alliance facilitates the development of non-traditional partnerships to help advance global health innovation and impact for all. Activities include:
Connections
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Networking and matchmaking with experts and stakeholders in our extensive multi-sector network in global health, which is comprised of academic institutions, NGOs, foundations, tech, and other private sector members and partners. They are local, national, and international organizations and include sister coalitions.
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Bespoke connections to organizations and contacts in the Alliance network that are focused on similar investment and issue areas, with the potential of brokering collaborations on aligned goals
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Exposure to and support in navigating the Bay Area’s health and the digital health ecosystem
Convenings and Collective Intelligence
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Access to multi-sector perspectives and expertise on public health and global health issues to accelerate insights, innovation, and impact
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Cross-sector programming and panels on priority global health issue areas of aligned interest, often with a health-tech lens and inclusion of the tech sector
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Private web dialogues, candid conversations, and pressure-testing on key challenges and opportunities
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Shared learnings and insights on global health trends, best practices, and challenges
Communications
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Visibility for Alliance member contributions to global health through communications, including our Connections newsletter (with distribution of 9K global health leaders and influencers) and social media channels
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Curated global health news and events from our global network of members and partners to provide a wide, cross-sectoral lens on what’s happening in global health in Silicon Valley and beyond
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Collective voice to advance key global health priorities with the Global Health Council, Global Health Technologies Coalition, and other regional alliances, along with the Consortium of Universities in Global Health
Snapshot of Our Membership
Member Organizations
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Based in the Bay Area
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Tech Sector / Tech Focused
We serve as a neutral convener, catalyst, communicator, and connector, brokering multi-sector collaborations and engaging the tech sector alongside traditional global health stakeholders.
The Bay Area Global Health Alliance 2026 Annual Member Meeting was held on May 28, 2026, bringing together our diverse community of leaders, innovators, funders, and implementers both in-person in San Francisco and virtually to engage in candid conversation about the future of global health and what we must build next — from the role of technology and power, to the shift from market shaping to market building, to the trusted partnerships needed to navigate change.
Across discussions on AI, accountability, market building, and systems change, speakers and members returned to a common theme: the future will require stronger collaboration across sectors, more honest conversations about power and tradeoffs, and a deeper focus on the people and communities these systems are meant to serve. For the Alliance, that work begins with a trusted multisector community that can turn uncertainty into practical action.
“We’re in a new era of global health, and I’m excited that we’re doing it together,” said Sara Anderson, executive director of the Alliance at the Annual Meeting. In 2026, the Alliance is 100+ members strong.