MacLean ‘Mac’ Sarbah MDes ’19 has landed a position at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, serving as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leader and Senior DEI Project Manager at the Global Health Office of the President. Sarbah, who grew up in Yeji, a rural town in Ghana’s Bono East Region, is a multidisciplinary and multilingual scholar dedicated to social impact and innovation.

CitiNewsRoom reports: “[Sarbah’s] work focuses on ensuring that equity is embedded in the Foundation’s global health initiatives and that marginalized communities have access to essential resources. Through his leadership, Mac is driving systemic changes to create inclusive environments and improve global health outcomes.”

Announcing the news on his Linkedin, Sarbah wrote “Thanks to the generosity and vision of Bill Gates, we work toward making sure that people everywhere (especially in Low-and Middle-income Countries), no matter their circumstances, live a healthy and productive life.”

Read more about Sarbah’s journey from Ghana to the Gates Foundation in JoyNews.

Photo courtesy of Mac Sarbah.