Rama Murali serves as Learning Officer in the Office of Strategy and Learning. In this role she facilitates and supports cross-programmatic learning at Ford in the U.S. and regional offices. This includes the curation and development of diverse learning events and supporting the development of systems and processes that enable greater learning and reflection.
Prior to coming to Ford, Rama was Program Director for a Moore Foundation grant supporting a collaboration across three leading serious illness care organizations to scale up communication skills training and system implementation in the United States. Prior to that, Rama was the Associate Director of Global Learning and Training at Partners in Health (PIH). In 2012 she founded Care Cubed, the first grassroots organization supporting Family Caregivers in India. Rama has also held positions with the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) India, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Glasswing International, and the Population Council.
Rama holds a master’s degree in public health from Harvard School of Public Health and a master’s degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia.