Catherine Machalaba
Principal Scientist for Health and Policy, EcoHealth Alliance
Catherine is Principal Scientist for Health and Policy at EcoHealth Alliance, where she works closely with intergovernmental and governmental partners on research, policy, and operations focused on the intersection between human, animal and environmental health (“One Health”).
A key focus of her work is researching and addressing the shared drivers of biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and disease to find multi-sectoral and cost-effective solutions. Catherine is a member of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel advising the FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH, and also served as program officer for the IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group for 10 years. She has a PhD in Environmental and Planetary Health Sciences.
