About me
Julie Barrett O’Brien is the Chief Executive Officer of OpenBiome.
She is a global health leader who has guided organizations through transformative change. She was one of the earliest advocates for investing in strengthening health systems, and she played a vital role in bringing a successful resolution on Universal Health Coverage to the United Nations.
Additionally, she served as a trusted strategic advisor to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health. A distinguished lecturer at Yale’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and a guest lecturer at Boston University’s School of Public Health, Julie holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School and a BA from the University of San Diego.
Her advisory roles include contributions to the Clinton Global Initiative, the World Bank, and NAFTA’s Commission for Environmental Cooperation.