Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Quote
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Robyn Sneeringer

Seattle,Washington
Robyn Sneeringer

Summary

Diplomatic, persuasive, and determined strategist and executive leader with nearly 20 years of experience building and implementing high-impact initiatives from the ground up, in the US and internationally, in a range of sectors. Collaborative leader and team-player who starts with the end in mind, creating effective strategies that leverage diverse perspectives and deliver results. Innovative, outcome-oriented problem-solver, and systems-thinker, committed to creating program frameworks that use data and performance metrics to shape evidenced-based solutions for long-term impact.

  • Creative influencer who gains key stakeholder and community buy-in by deeply listening, earning trust, leveraging data, negotiating agendas, and fearlessly advocating for global outcomes.
  • Committed leader, people manager, and expert program creator with demonstrated ability to provide strategic direction for large organizations and initiatives, while developing flexible operating structures that turn vision into reality.
  • Judicious implementer and detail-oriented self-starter with deep understanding of relationship building, partnership development, and community engagement across sectors.

Overview

20

Years of Experience

15

Countries

5

Sectors

7

Global Advocacy Campaigns

6

Grantmaking Portfolios

50

+ Partnerships

Work History

EngenderHealth

Chief of Staff
10.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Drives implementation of organization’s strategic plan across 12 geographies, including advancing operational excellence, leading execution planning, and overseeing change management processes to ensure efficient and effective translation of organizational vision and value proposition into action.
  • Leads organization and community-wide transformation efforts, including coalition of 10+ CEOs, to evolve international development operating model towards more equitable, resilient, and accountable development.
  • Supports CEO, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors (BoD) to provide inclusive and effective governance of organization. Directs company advocacy and communications department and contributes to business development strategies. Oversees culture and team development, including internal communications and DEI approaches, and manages risk and crisis management protocols and procedures.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Deputy Director
08.2018 - 10.2022

Job overview

  • Led global communications, policy, and advocacy investment portfolio for 10 developing country and 15+ donor markets focused on increasing access to primary health care and improve reproductive, maternal, and newborn health through research, movement building, campaigns, and strategic communications. Completed 18-month advocacy portfolio evaluation across multiple geographies to inform strategy development. Oversaw $45M in grant funding annually to 50+ partners.
  • Engaged with broad matrixed team across 10+ departments to define priorities and drive towards common objectives. Re-crafted portfolio to reflect DEI principles, including leveraging citizen voice in participatory strategy design, driving equitable hiring practices, and defining co-creation process for country-level execution plans and investments. Led inclusive, diverse team of 10 direct reports and consultants.
  • Developed 10-year portfolio localization strategy designed to shift power and influence to indigenous organizations, including designing department-wide reforms to facilitate ease-of-entry of new partners by adopting democratized and participatory planning processes.

Susan G. Komen Foundation, Puget Sound Affiliate

Deputy Executive Director
07.2015 - 08.2018

Job overview

  • Led strategic and operational aspects of organization, including annual planning, budgeting, financial analysis, board development, human resources and results monitoring and management. Established standards and best practices for complex programs across 80+ affiliated network of non-profit agencies. Reported to Body and engaged with headquarters c-suite to drive company-wide change initiatives. Led team of 12.
  • Worked with community members, hospital systems, non-profit organizations, national advocates, researchers, and healthcare providers to build national network of 20+ organizations to improve clinical trial access, diversify data, and expand cancer treatment research. Developed sustainable partnerships with 20+ pharmaceutical, biotechnology and IT companies, including leveraging employee engagement and giving programs. Conceived innovative patient-driven research conference that has been duplicated in 10+ state markets.
  • Influenced global operations of headquarters and Affiliate Network by: (1) building CEO-endorsed metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research advocacy strategy, resulting in 20%+ increase in internal funding allocations and nationwide integration of advocacy and patient engagement activities, including elevating diverse MBC voices and negotiating between factions within breast cancer community; (2) developing, piloting and replicating LGBTQIA+ breast health equity coalitions and programs across US.

Fundamental Consulting

Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
04.2014 - 07.2016

Job overview

  • Advised foundations, management consulting firms, and non-profits from local to international levels on organizational strategy, performance metrics, product launch plans, and risk mitigation policies. Guided executives’ decision-making on strategic partnerships and program development.
  • Scrutinized corporate business interests to determine mutually beneficial goals and devised engagement strategy for large global NGO and international pharmaceutical company that leveraged brand marketing, employee engagement, and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Program Officer
08.2011 - 04.2014

Job overview

  • Built and deployed highly visible communications, policy and advocacy frameworks and investment portfolios in US, Europe, Africa and Asia. Engaged with broad range of audiences, including key decision-makers and policy officials from 13 country governments, 4 United Nations (UN) agencies, numerous private foundations, and 20+ NGOs to develop and implement worldwide communications and advocacy campaigns. Partnered with companies such as JP Morgan, Pfizer, and Bayer.
  • Managed global network of 17 product development partnerships (PDPs) and drove an advocacy portfolio focused on resource mobilization for GH R&D. Engaged with c-suite leaders from across PDPs, 6 donor governments and 7 grantees to build coalitions and implement joint advocacy strategies. Contributed to the conceptualization and launch of >$100M Global Health Investment Fund.

Ipas

Senior Advisor
08.2008 - 07.2011

Job overview

  • Designed and executed global and country program frameworks to scale introduction of medical abortion (MA) products and services into operations covering 16 countries, including conducting programmatic research studies.
  • Formed and coordinated worldwide network of 30+ agencies to expand MA access in 20+ countries by focusing on women’s empowerment and agency. Trained internal and external stakeholders on safe abortion, youth engagement, and private sector service delivery and access.
  • Engaged with country governments on product introduction policy and financing requirements. Influenced WHO normative guidelines and helped ensure regulatory approvals and introduction pathways, including policy change, system enhancement, supply chain efficiency, provider training, and community engagement. Managed research projects including introduction/feasibility studies and operations research in 4 countries.

Education

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Bachelor of Science
2000 - 2003 (3 education.years_Label)

University Overview

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Master of Public Health
2004 - 2006 (2 education.years_Label)

University Overview

Skills

  • Program Strategy & Management
  • Executive Leadership
  • Collaborative Partnerships
  • Advocacy & Communications
  • Strategic Philanthropy
  • Research & Evaluation

Quote

“In fact, when the nation targets support where it is needed most—when we create the circumstances that allow those who have been left behind to participate and contribute fully—everyone wins.”
Angela Glover Blackwell

Timeline

Chief of Staff
EngenderHealth
10.2022 - Current
Deputy Director
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
08.2018 - 10.2022
Deputy Executive Director
Susan G. Komen Foundation, Puget Sound Affiliate
07.2015 - 08.2018
Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Fundamental Consulting
04.2014 - 07.2016
Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
08.2011 - 04.2014
Senior Advisor
Ipas
08.2008 - 07.2011
University of Michigan
Master of Public Health
2004 - 2006 (2 education.years_Label)
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science
2000 - 2003 (3 education.years_Label)
Robyn Sneeringer