Under Anne’s leadership as CEO of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the charity has grown to be one of the largest private AIDS funders in the world and continues to ‘think outside the box’ on how people, science, technology and connection can change the world for the better. Anne recently oversaw the establishment of the world’s first social impact bond for HIV, where the team collaborated with UK hospitals and clinics to expand HIV ‘opt out’ testing, and helped convene a national HIV Commission to establish how critical this work would be in ending the UK’s HIV epidemic. So compelling were the results of the social impact bond, and so effective was the Foundation’s advocacy in the space, that the UK government recently pledged £20 million to roll out opt out testing across England. Anne also recently led the full team through the development of The Rocket Fund, a new and transformative $125 million campaign to expand and mobilize the Foundation’s fight for the rights and health of everyone, everywhere. The fund will ensure LGBTQ+ populations live free from violence and exclusion – working to achieve a world where they are represented, respected, heard and a part of the solution.
