Sharon Rudy

Dr. Sharon Rudy owns TeamRudy LLC, focusing on individual and organizational capacity building in the global health space, working with multiple clients, including corporations (Abbott), the Public Health Institute (NGOs), and USAID (MATRIX and GHTASC projects). Previously she spent twenty years directing USAID’s flagship global health fellowship programs, helping to build the next generation of international health professionals, and supporting the professional development of GH professionals globally and at all levels. In her previous role as Senior Program Officer at the Center for Communications Programs, JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health, she implemented behavior change programs. Then, as a senior leader at IntraHealth, based at the Medical School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she led USAID programs focused on human performance improvement and training. She has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Rudy holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Organizational Consulting and is a published researcher and author on various topics, including competency systems. She is a Board-Certified Coach and a Board-Certified Counselor, now completing a book for JHU Press, focusing on global health career strategies for both Global North and Global South health professionals. Her current interests include reimagining the business of global health, global health careers, and mindfulness. She is a lifelong pet lover and minimalist, having lived four years in a tiny house on wheels.