Erika Elvander: Providing Affordable, Good Quality Used Bikes in Developing countries 9/8

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