Diana Gravallese

Diana Gravallese is a Manager on the Population Council’s Business Development Team, where she works with colleagues across the organization to translate their bold ideas into transformative projects and partnerships. She focuses on securing investments from institutional and individual donors that will advance the Council’s critical work in reproductive health, gender equality, education, climate resilience, and more. She is passionate about building strategic partnerships and designing programs that drive equitable, evidence-based solutions to complex challenges.

Gravallese has more than 12 years of experience in development and global health, has worked across more than 15 countries, and has successfully secured funding from some of the world’s leading foundation, corporation, multilateral, and bilateral donors. Before joining the Council, she held senior fundraising, writing, and donor relationship management roles at Save the Children, Global Communities, Pact, and the Grameen Foundation.

She received her Master’s in International Development and Global Public Health from the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs. She also holds Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Journalism from Boston University.