Pranav Savanur

Pranav Savanur has a diverse work experience in various sectors. Pranav started their career as a RESULTS Organizing and Advocacy Fellow at RESULTS and RESULTS Educational Fund in 2019. Pranav then worked as a Consultant and Extern at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, where they focused on US strategy and public policy engagement. In 2020, they co-founded Right to Health Action, where they served as the Policy and Organizing Lead. Pranav also worked at Yale Law School and the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs as a Fellow, gaining expertise in health law and policy. Pranav later joined Dalberg Catalyst as a Consultant, advocating for preventing pandemics at the source. Pranav's most recent roles include serving as the US Youth Head Delegate and Health Track Delegate at the Indonesian Youth Diplomacy and holding positions at Khushi Baby, first as a Strategic Partnerships Manager and now as the Global Partnerships and Strategy Lead.

Pranav Savanur holds a Master's degree in Public Health from Yale School of Public Health. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Human Health Biology with a Certificate in Global Health, Medicine and Society from Kansas State University. During their undergraduate studies, they also participated in a semester exchange program with the University of Liverpool, focusing on Health and Life sciences. Pranav has obtained several additional certifications, including FEMA IS-100.C: Introduction To Incident Command System, FEMA IS-42.A: Social Media In Emergency Management, FEMA IS-700.B: An Introduction To The National Incident Management System, FEMA IS-800.D: National Response Framework, An Introduction, and Contact Tracing for COVID-19 from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Pranav is also certified in Freshstart Tobacco Cessation Program, CERTIFIED PEER EDUCATOR from The BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA, and CPR/AED/First Aid from the American Heart Association.