Beverly Kajihara Johnston, MPH Beverly Kajihara Johnston is a global health policy and foreign assistance expert with more than 20 years of experience advancing health outcomes through U.S. foreign policy, international development, donor engagement, and multisector partnerships. She is President of Beverly Johnston Consulting, LLC, where she advises organizations on U.S. global health policy and regulatory compliance, advocacy strategy, scenario planning, and risk management. Her current work includes translating complex U.S. policy and statutory requirements into practical strategies for global health organizations and providing policy analysis to support maternal and child health investments in East and West Africa. Prior to establishing her consulting practice, Johnston held senior leadership positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Most recently, she served as Deputy Director of USAID’s Office of Policy Implementation and Analytics, where she led a team of technical and policy experts supporting implementation of U.S. foreign assistance and humanitarian policy and coordinated with the U.S. Department of State, multilateral organizations, and donor governments. Previously, as Chief of the Policy, Evaluation and Communication Division in USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Johnston directed a $125 million annual portfolio spanning more than 60 countries. Her responsibilities included global health policy and advocacy, health financing and governance, demographic and health surveys, knowledge management, and social and behavior change. She helped shape USAID’s strategic approach to sexual and reproductive health and contributed to the Agency’s broader Global Health Strategy. She also negotiated USAID’s first Global Health Bureau grant agreement with the World Bank’s Global Financing Facility. Throughout her career, Johnston has been a trusted advisor on U.S. family planning and abortion law and policy and has worked extensively at the intersection of health policy, foreign assistance, and program implementation. She has represented the U.S. Government in multilateral forums, including the UNFPA Executive Board, Commission on the Status of Women, and Commission on Population and Development, and has worked with Congress, the National Security Council, the Department of State, donor governments, and international development partners. Earlier in her career, Johnston worked in global health policy research and analysis with Futures Group/Palladium and Population Action International and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana. She holds a Master of Public Health in International Health Policy and Programs from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Anthropology from the University of California, Davis.