Erika Elvander: Providing Affordable, Good Quality Used Bikes in Developing countries 

This week, Bikes for the World board member Erika Elvander will discuss the organization’s mission to make affordable, good quality used bicycles Wharton Club members and guests are invited!

• This week, Bikes for the World board member Erika Elvander will discuss the organization’s mission to make affordable, good quality used bicycles available to low-income people in developing countries.

• Prior to her retirement in April 2025, Erika worked on health policy for the U.S. government for over two decades.

• As the Bureau Chief for East Asia and the Pacific for CDC’s Global Health Center, she served as the senior advisor to Mission leadership on US-China health cooperation and worked with allies and partners to strengthen health networks.

• Before arriving in China, she was the Director for Asia and the Pacific at HHS’s Office of Global Affairs for nearly a decade.

• In this role, she fostered global relationships within Asia Pacific, coordinated international engagement across HHS and the U.S. government, and provided leadership and expertise in global health diplomacy and policy.

• She has also developed federal, state, and local government partnerships for the Defense Department and coordinated research on women’s health at the National Institutes of Health.

• Prior to her federal service, she worked at non-profits, including World Learning and Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington.

  
   

Wharton Club of DC Members - you can attend in-person with a free lunch or by Zoom

• President's Club/Lifetime: You and 2 guests may attend
• Other Members: Yourself only