Virali Modi-Parekh
Strategic Comm Director
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine
virali.modi-parekh@ucsf.edu 415-353-4784
Virali Modi-Parekh is ANSIRH's Strategic Communications Director. With 17 years of experience in communications, strategy, and advocacy on health and environment, her focus is on translating science and research to help shift prevailing narratives. Virali has led brand, digital, and program communications for organizations focused on women’s health, environmental health, and climate.
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Her writing has been featured in USA Today, the Huffington Post, and the Hill, and she has won press in the New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Guardian, Associated Press, and Reuters.
Education & Training
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- MBA Business University of California Berkeley 05/2007
- BA Comparative Literature Brown University 12/2000
- BSc Environmental Science Brown University 12/2000
Interests
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- health communications
- strategic communications
- policy impact
- science translation