Board Relations and Information Officer, Marta Seoane
Marta Seoane serves as a focal point with The Partnership Board in its work, also facilitating and enhancing communications with partners and across The Partnership as well as managing web content for a wide range of purposes, including governance and accountability.
Ms Seoane (Spain) brings to PMNCH a mix of private and public sector experience. She has worked in public health over the past six years, becoming an expert in partner relations, advocacy and communications for a range of health issues. Since 2007, she has contributed to The Partnership's advocacy work to place MNCH firmly in the development agenda, globally and also through country and regional advocacy initiatives, working with the PMNCH Board and advising partners and countries such as Chile, Senegal and Tanzania. She also worked for four years at the Tobacco Free Initiative at the WHO, contributing to policy changes in countries through global advocacy campaigns, including World No Tobacco Day. Previously, Ms Seoane worked as a financial analyst for Bloomberg LP in London. As a training and financial products expert, she travelled through Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Asia organizing seminars and conferences, in addition to reporting live for Bloomberg TV (English and Spanish channels) on economic news, financial reports and analysis. Ms Seoane holds Masters degrees in Economics and Business Administration, with studies in international policy and affairs from the Universities of Barcelona (Spain), Bournemouth (UK) and Poitiers (France). She recently completed the Creating Collaborative Solutions programme, an Executive Education course at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.