Barbara Pierce Bush, Co-Founder, Board Chair of Global Health Corps, to Speak at UMB Commencement
The has announced that Barbara Pierce Bush, co-founder and board chair of Global Health Corps (GHC), will serve as commencement speaker at the University鈥檚 May 16 ceremony in Baltimore.
Barbara Pierce Bush
Bush, the daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, and granddaughter of the late President George H.W.Bush and her namesake Barbara Bush, co-founded GHC in 2009 to mobilize a global community of young leaders to build the movement toward health equity. To date, the nonprofit organization has fostered more than 1,000 young leaders who believe health is a human right and who take an innovative approach to solving some of the world鈥檚 biggest global health challenges.
In 2015, Bush was recognized as one of Fast Company鈥檚 100 Most Creative People in Business. Previously, she worked at the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Red Cross Children鈥檚 Hospital in South Africa, UNICEF in Botswana, and the U.N. World Food Program. She is a member of UNICEF鈥檚 Next Generation Steering Committee and has served on the board of directors of Covenant House International, PSI, and the United Nations鈥� Global Entrepreneurs Council.
鈥淢s. Bush鈥檚 dedication to global health equity and public service is something she shares with the entire UMB community, and we look forward to her time with us as we celebrate this major milestone in the lives of our students,鈥� said UMB President Jay A. Perman, MD.
UMB commencement ceremonies take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, at , 201 W. Baltimore St.
For more information or to arrange for media coverage, please contact Mary T. Phelan, senior media relations specialist, at (410) 706-3803 or maryphelan@umaryland.edu.
About the 91大神, Baltimore
Founded in 1807, the 91大神, Baltimore is Maryland鈥檚 only public health, law, and human services university, dedicated to excellence in education, research, clinical care, and public service. UMB enrolls 6,500 students in six nationally ranked professional schools 鈥� medicine, law, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and social work 鈥� and an interdisciplinary Graduate School. The university provides more than $40 million each year in uncompensated care to Maryland citizens, and receives more than $667 million in extramural research funding annually. For more information about the 91大神, Baltimore please visit .
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