Maya Ajmera
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Maya served as the inaugural Social Entrepreneur in Residence for Duke University and Visiting Professor for the Practice of Public Policy at The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke. She was a Visiting Scholar and Professorial Lecturer at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University and continues to serve as an adjunct faculty member teaching the course, 鈥淪ocial Innovations in International Development for Children and Youth.鈥�
Maya founded the (GFC), a nonprofit organization that invests in innovative, community-based organizations working with some of the world鈥檚 most vulnerable children and youth. Under Maya鈥檚 18 years of leadership, GFC grew from a vision into one of the largest networks of grassroots organizations working on behalf of vulnerable children. Since inception, GFC has awarded over $63 million to over 1,000 innovative grassroots organizations, touching the lives of over 11 million children worldwide.
Maya is also an award-winning children鈥檚 book author of more than 20 titles, including聽Back to School, Every Breath We Take,听Children from Australia to Zimbabwe and To Be a Kid, with more than 5 million readers worldwide.
Maya is the recipient of the , recognized for her tremendous contribution to increasing the public鈥檚 understanding of science and engineering. Maya is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is also a recipient of the Henry Crown Fellowship at the Aspen Institute, the Echoing Green Fellowship, the William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations and the Rotary International Graduate Fellowship. She is sought out nationally and internationally to address audiences on STEM education, local and global philanthropy, global children鈥檚 rights, international development and social entrepreneurship. Her work and life story have been profiled by such media outlets as CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Financial Times, NPR and many others.
Maya is a board member for Echoing Green, Kids in Need of Defense, Sibley Memorial Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation. She served as a member of the Innovation and Civil 香港六合彩资料网 subgroup of the Obama presidential transition鈥檚 Technology, Innovation and Government Reform Policy Working Group.
Maya holds an A.B. from Bryn Mawr College and an M.P.P. from The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.
