Elaine M. Wolfson, Ph.D.
 During the 1960’s, her research on the formation of social policy in the United States convinced her of the importance of the private sector in the development of sustainable economic opportunity. It also became apparent to her that many of the advances in women's health garnered in the twentieth century in the US often originated from private initiatives - from individuals as well as corporations, from foundations and academia, and from the profit as well as the not for profit sectors.
In those instances, the role of government in developing public policy for women's health was reactive. In the early 1980's after finishing a special program for Ph.D.'s in the arts and sciences at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Wolfson began teaching courses on business and society in an MBA program at Baruch College, a branch of the City University of New York.
Her lectures and her research on women's health reinforced her understanding of public private partnerships. With her founding of the Global Alliance for Women's Health, these ideas coalesced. Public private partnerships became a cornerstone of GAWH's mission and its method for advancing women's health internationally. Dr. Wolfson was educated at Smith College (BA), New York University (MA and Ph.D.), and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (certificate). She has taught at New York University, the State University of New York, Long Island University, Rutgers University and the City University of New York, and held an adjunct appointment at the Columbia University School of Public Health. Her publications on women's health include articles, monographs and edited compilations.
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