Ophelia Dahl — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder and Chair of the Board at Partners In Health (PIH)
Co-founded Partners In Health (PIH) in 1987, a non-profit dedicated to providing healthcare to the poor
Served as Executive Director of PIH from 2001 to 2005, expanding health care services globally to over 60 hospital centers
Contributed to 'The Roald Dahl Treasury' (2003) and is currently writing a memoir of her father
Received the Union Medal (2006) and named a Bostonian of the Year (2011) for her work with PIH
Listed as one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world (2024)

Biography

Ophelia Magdalena Dahl is a British-American social justice and healthcare advocate, born on May 12, 1964. She is widely recognized as the co-founder and Chair of the Board at Partners In Health (PIH), a Boston, Massachusetts-based non-profit health care organization. PIH is dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor" by building health care systems and raising global health standards.