Ann Blanc
Ann Blanc, PhD is Vice President of Social and Behavioral Science Research at the Population Council. Under her leadership the Population Council is increasing investments into rigorous research on maternal health, girls’ education, stigma and gender inequality in HIV/AIDS, and the scaling up of evidence-based programs for adolescent girls. Before joining the Council in 2011, Blanc was director of the Maternal Health Task Force. Blanc is a member of the Committee on Population of the National Academy of Sciences, Chair of the Editorial Board of the Council’s Journal Studies in Family Planning and a member of the “Core Group” of technical experts working on improving the measurement of coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health interventions.
Biography current as of January 29, 2019