Susanna is the Cities Portfolio Lead at Fondation Botnar. She leads the strategic development and implementation of programmes that improve city systems for young people. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology, a Master in Medical Anthropology and an Executive MBA in Non-Profit Management. For over 25 years, Susanna has worked in health and wellbeing, with long field stays in Tanzania and Mexico, working on community perspectives and participation, bringing the community voice into policy and planning. She has extensive experience in teaching and practice in implementation science, multisectoral approaches, and mixed methods. Before joining Fondation Botnar, she was Senior Advisor at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and previously Deputy CEO and Head of Grant Making at the UBS Optimus Foundation.
