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Senior Vice President and IDIQ Director, Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Project Judith Heichelheim
Judith Heichelheim is a senior vice president at Chemonics and indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) director for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project. She has 25 years of experience in the development sector, specializing in programs targeting women and girls, and a passion for making transformational change in healthcare. Judith brings deep experience with a variety of implementation strategies, including private sector engagement, social franchising, social enterprise, market dynamics, and applying marketing discipline to public health initiatives. She has conducted long-term assignments in Russia, Botswana, and Guatemala, where she implemented public health programs on HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health and rights, malaria, and non-communicable diseases. Most notably, she has worked to make multiple contraceptives accessible in markets across the globe, successfully navigating complex regulatory and tax requirements. Judith holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature and linguistics with a minor in international relations from Cornell University, and a master’s degree in international development studies from The George Washington University.