Sydney Garfinkel

Sydney Garfinkel is an experienced professional in public and global health, currently serving as an Associate Program Officer at the Gates Foundation since July 2025. Previously, Sydney held multiple roles at Gates Ventures from July 2022 to August 2025, including Manager and Senior Analyst in Health & Life Sciences. Prior experience includes Project Manager at the Strategic Analysis, Research & Training Center (START), Management Consultant Intern at Moss Adams, Policy Research Assistant at the Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children, Graduate Student Policy Intern at PATH, and Monitoring and Evaluation Project Manager at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Sydney's educational background includes a Master of Public Administration from the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington and a Bachelor's Degree in International/Global Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.