Marian Leitner

GAVI Alliance, Innovative Finance Analyst

Marian Leitner is a ProInspire Fellow at GAVI Alliance, a unique public-private partnership that develops and supports innovative ways to increase immunization in developing countries.   As an Innovative Finance Analyst, Marian is the project coordinator for the Matching Fund for Immunization, a new financial instrument designed to diversify revenue streams and engage the private sector for increased advocacy. Prior to joining GAVI, Marian spent two years as a Strategy & Innovation Analyst at AXA-Equitable in New York. As a Strategy & Innovation Analyst, Marian created a cross-functional task force to tackle entrenched organizational problems, and to develop business plans in key strategic areas. She is also the Co-Founder, and Publisher of Explosion-Proof Magazine, a literary quarterly based in Brooklyn, New York. Marian graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of International Studies.

Post Fellowship: Marian stayed at GAVI Alliance and is focused on building private-public partnerships for the Matching Fund.