Dr. Jyoti Vajpayee
Public Health Specialist
Dr. Jyoti Vajpayee is a public health specialist with 30 years of progressive professional experience working nationally and internationally in the field of family planning, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS and gender. Additionally, she has 20 years of progressive experience as manager, leader, program developer, strategic planner and technical advisor to multi donor funded large and small projects supported by Multilaterals, Bilaterals, Foundations and Corporates. She has worked as the Country Lead Family Planning for India for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She was in the role to oversee the Family Planning programs across the country, especially the realization of the FP2020 strategy and execution.
Prior to joining the foundation, Dr. Jyoti was the Global Clinical Advisor at Population Services International (PSI), leading the Quality Assurance of RH service Delivery across 14 PSI country platforms. She has also worked for EngenderHealth India as the Country Director. Dr. Vajpayee has published widely in National and International journals. She has an MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. She is a gold medalist from King George’s Medical University, India.