Brendan Hayes is a sexual and reproductive health expert currently working as a Health Specialist with the World Bank and the Global Financing Facility secretariat. He has 10 years experience in Southern and East Africa working on health and development programs including 4 years in Malawi working on HIV prevention and family planning service delivery in the private sector.

Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a Channel Development Director working for Marie Stopes International with responsibility to design and implementation of private-sector RH service delivery through in-country support in Philippines, Pakistan, Vietnam, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Originally from upstate-NY, Brendan has a BA from St. Lawrence University and a MSc from University College Dublin.