Education

University of Michigan

B.A., English

2004

Harvard University School of Public Health

M.S., Public Health

2009

Podcasts

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74: What It’s Like to Be in Global Health Focused on Youth & Girls w/ Rena Greifinger, Population Services International [Main T4C episode]

Rena Greifinger is the Senior Project Lead on MaverickNext and advises on Population Services International's (PSI) global youth strategy. Over the last five years as Youth & Girls Advisor, Rena helped establish PSI as a technical expert and thought-leader in private sector approaches to improving sexual and reproductive health systems for..

Career Path

Interview Highlights

“None of my accomplishments have happened on my own. It just took me a while to realize that I could be more intentional about who I chose as my partners.”

Best Career Advice

“Reach out and engage more deeply with a more diverse set of peers while [in] college.”

Career Challenge

“I still have moments every single day where I think this is going to be an epic failure or that I’m a total imposter or that I’m still faking it, but you have to lean on your experience and and the people around you.”

Skills

Public Health, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Grant Writing, International Development, Community Outreach, Program Management, Policy Analysis, Social Entrepreneurship, Reproductive Health, Leadership, Qualitative Research

Professional Interests

Jacki Zehner, Christine Lagarde, Adam Grant, University of Michigan, Ford Foundation, Population Services International, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Network