Fighting Maternal Mortality Through Business
About the Webinar
In the next decade, an estimated 3 million women, mainly in the developing world, may die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Most of the deaths associated with maternal mortality are preventable. Merck for Mothers -- a 10-year, half-billion-dollar initiative announced last fall at the United Nations, applies Merck’s core business skills and employee expertise to address this social challenge, while gaining valuable learnings for its business. Learn how Merck’s unique positioning as a global research-based health care company impacts its approach to corporate responsibility.
Maggie Kohn has been at the global research-based health care company Merck since 1996. She currently serves as Director of Global Corporate Responsibility (CR) where she oversees engagement with Socially Responsible Investment groups, coordinates the company's stakeholder engagement in support of its CR strategy, and works with business units to integrate CR into their day-to-day work. Prior to this role, Maggie oversaw CR reporting for Merck, worked in the company's Latin American division focusing on external/internal communications and public policy initiatives, and worked in corporate communications. Prior to Merck, she worked at Anderson Consulting in Chicago. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.