Ashley Bennett

Ashley Bennett

Health Scientist

A champion of equitable health innovation ecosystems, Ms. Bennett works at the intersection of global health innovation, public health policy, and advocacy for health equity. As a member of the XPRIZE Health Brain Trust, she is a member of the MedMaker design team. Most recently she was Meta’s Health Technology Policy Lead, where she oversaw health policy for Meta’s products and research. Prior to joining Meta, she worked with PATH for a decade, where she led the development of the COVID-19 Policy Tracker with WHO, which examines essential health service adaptation during the pandemic. She also launched PATH’s Digital Health Governance & Policy portfolio, where she co-designed the digital health governance arm of Tanzania's Data Use Partnership. Her past leadership roles include positions with the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage, the Transform Health coalition, and the Global Health Technologies Coalition. Her research and programmatic focus areas include: digital health, health system governance, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and childhood primary care, malaria, and diarrheal disease. Ms. Bennett holds a Master’s in Health Science from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where her research focus was health system introduction of new immunizations and treatments, with an emphasis on social and behavioral interventions in child health. She also holds a Bachelor’s in Arts in Political Science from Wellesley College.