Spring is a seasoned policy advocacy and strategic communication expert. Over the last 20+ years she has provided advice to multilateral agencies, governments, and a range of non-state actors working towards equal access to health with particular emphasis on the needs of medically underserved, vulnerable and neglected populations. Spring leads the Policy and Partnerships business unit at Market Access Africa - a new healthcare consulting firm, reimagining healthcare innovation, access, and delivery on the Continent. She was previously Programme Manager, Technology Access Partnership at the UN Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries, a Senior Policy Advocacy Manager with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), and a Senior Health Policy Analyst with the Knowledge Ecology International, for whom her work focused on neglected tropical diseases and diseases of epidemic potential. Her other work experiences include advocating for access to health technologies with civil society organizations, including MSF Access Campaign and Oxfam International. Spring holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Cornell University and a Master of Arts in Global Health Policy from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University