WHO WE ARE
Gates Institute Leadership
With main offices in Baltimore and partners across the globe, our work carries impact for the world.
A global leader in family planning and reproductive health, the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at BSPH, plays a key role in advancing evidence-based family planning policies, practice, and programs worldwide.
The Institute features a dynamic, innovative working environment, with opportunities to work with leaders in research and advocacy, both established and emerging; to contribute at a high level to the organization’s forward progress; and to contribute to sustainable, positive change for women and men, communities, and countries.
For information on open positions at Gates Institute, browse our Careers page.
Program Teams
Advance family planning
PERFORMANCE MONITORING FOR ACTION
THE CHALLENGE INITIATIVE
Senior Leadership

Jose G. Rimon II, MA, PgDip
Director and Senior Scientist
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health

Kojo Lokko, MPH, MBA
Executive Director
The Challenge Initiative
Deputy Director, Gates Institute
klokko2@jhu.edu

Beth Fredrick
Executive Director
Advance Family Planning
Deputy Director, Gates Institute
bethfred@jhu.edu

Philip Anglewicz, PhD
Principal Investigator and Director of Research Programs
Performance Monitoring for Action
Deputy Director, Gates Institute
panglew1@jhu.edu

Duff Gillespie, PhD
Principal Investigator
Advance Family Planning
dgillesp@jhu.edu

Carolyn Combs, MBA
GI Financial Director
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
ccombs@jhu.edu

Maheen Malik, MD
Director of Field Programs
The Challenge Initiative
mmalik12@jhu.edu

Linnea Zimmerman, PhD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia
linnea.zimmerman@jhu.edu

Elizabeth Gummerson, PhD, MPA
Executive Director, Technical Unit
Performance Monitoring for Action
egummer1@jhu.edu

Kellie Welborn, MAS
Senior Program Officer II
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
kwelborn@jhu.edu
Anchor Team

Lindsey Capps, MA, CRA
Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
lcapps1@jhu.edu

Christina Cherel, MPH
Senior Technical Advisor
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
ccherel@jhu.edu

Carolyn Combs, MBA
GI Financial Director
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
ccombs@jhu.edu

Jordan Freeman, MPH
Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
jfreeman@jhu.edu

Darby Major
Program Specialist
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
dmajor@jhu.edu

Molly Moesner
Program & Communications Specialist
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
mmoesner@jhu.edu

Anastasia Pierron
Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
apierro1@jhmi.edu

Jose G. Rimon II, MA, PgDip
Director and Senior Scientist
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health

Kellie Welborn, MAS
Senior Program Officer II
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health