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Maya Ajmera is the president and CEO of the Society for Science and executive publisher of the Science News Media Group. Maya founded and led for 18 years the Global Fund for Children (GFC), a non-profit organization that has invested over $70 million in innovative, community-based organizations working with some of the world's most vulnerable children and youth. Under Maya's leadership, GFC grew from a seedling of a vision into one of the largest networks of grassroots organizations working on behalf of vulnerable young people. Maya is also an award-winning children's book author of more than 20 titles, including Children from Australia to Zimbabwe, Faith, and To Be a Kid with more than ten million readers worldwide. She has held several academic appointments, including Duke University and Johns Hopkins University. She is a Board member of Echoing Green, Kids in Need of Defense, Sibley Memorial Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Maya is the recipient of the 2020 National Science Board Public Service Award, recognized for her tremendous contribution to increasing the public’s understanding of science. Maya received a MPP from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and an AB from Bryn Mawr College. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and daughter. She is a 2011 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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