Maria Belenky joined Results for Development in August of 2009. She focuses primarily on health care financing and delivery innovations and works on the Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI).  Prior to R4D, Ms. Belenky worked in institutional and program development at the Mexican Institute for Family and Population Research (IMIFAP), a Mexico City-based NGO working to spur behavior change through programs that focus on health, life skills, gender, and social participation. 

She holds a B.A. in International Relations and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.