As senior director of monitoring and evaluation, Dr. Shang-Ju Li oversees the monitoring and impact assessment of Americares programmatic initiatives domestically and abroad. Each year, the health-focused relief and development organization reaches an average of 90 countries and all 50 U.S. states with innovative health programs and quality medical aid. Experiences include establishing a statistical model to estimate the patient level impact of multi-million valued medical donation program. Results and recommendations incorporated these measures into existing supply chain systems, enabling ongoing improvements through timely, rich and practical data.

Prior to joining Americares in 2016, Dr. Li founded the nonprofit Helping Overcome Obstacles Peru, aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty in the community through free education and medical outreach programs, as well as projects in social work, community development, and microfinance. Over 2,000 low-income households were benefitted from the program.

Dr. Li completed his MPH in Global Health at the University of Washington. He has published research papers on the Iraqi mortality rate during the Iran-Ira war and post-disaster research, as well as reviewed articles for BMJ Global Health and the American Journal of Public Health. He is constantly humbled by the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues around the globe and across industries to advance health outcomes. He has worked in the Philippines, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Liberia, Tanzania, Haiti, Peru, El Salvador, Taiwan, and the United States and speaks Spanish and Mandarin. He currently lives in Seattle.
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