Vanessa Kerry Biography

Occup.	Celebrity
From	USA
Born	December 31, 1976
Age	47 years

Vanessa Bradford Kerry was born on 31 December 1976, in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. She is the child of prominent American politician John Kerry, that acted as the Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017 and as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts from 1985 to 2013. John Kerry was additionally the Democratic nominee for President in the 2004 election. Vanessa's mom, Julia Thorne, was an author and also benefactor. Thorne and also Kerry divorced in 1988.

Vanessa's mother, Julia Thorne, passed away in 2006 after battling anxiety for a number of years; her father, John Kerry, wedded Teresa Heinz in 1995, making her the stepdaughter of the popular businesswoman as well as philanthropist. Vanessa has one organic brother or sister, Alexandra Kerry, that is a filmmaker, and also 3 step-siblings from Teresa Heinz's previous marriage.

Growing up, Vanessa showed a disposition towards academics, as well as her eager passion in civil service led her to choose an occupation in medicine. She attended the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, for her high school education. In spite of her father's political prestige, Vanessa Kerry focused on creating her path in health care and academic community. She graduated from Yale University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts level in Biology. She after that went on to get her Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.) from Harvard Medical School in 2005, and also later on, a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Health Policy, Planning, and also Financing from the London School of Economics as well as the London School of Hygiene and also Tropical Medicine in 2008.

Throughout her time at medical school, Vanessa likewise authored a number of published academic research papers in leading medical journals. Her study projects range from examining the impact of community-based medical insurance in low-income countries to the results of policies regulating accessibility to emergency treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. Kerry currently acts as an attending critical treatment doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital and as a Director of the Program in Global Public Policy and also Social Change in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is well-regarded for her contributions to medical education and learning and health care, specifically in underserved communities across the globe.

In 2012, Vanessa Kerry co-founded Seed Global Health, a nonprofit company with a vision to enhance healthcare systems in resource-poor countries by training and also releasing medical professionals as well as nurses to work and instruct in these locations. Seed's front runner program, the Global Health Service Partnership, runs in collaboration with the Peace Corps, positioning doctor in health centers and centers in sub-Saharan Africa to instruct and also advisor local wellness workers.

Beyond her success in medicine and also international health and wellness, Vanessa is a family-oriented person. She wed Dr. Brian Nahed, a neurosurgeon and also associate program director at Mass General Hospital, in 2009. The pair has 2 kids with each other.

Vanessa Kerry's devotion as well as interest for boosting health care accessibility as well as systems worldwide remain to be her driving pressure, and she stays a significant figure in global wellness initiatives.

Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Vanessa, under the main topic War.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Teresa Heinz (Celebrity)

7 Famous quotes by Vanessa Kerry

"I think my dad is this great, wonderful... man with a lot of integrity, who is fighting for things he believes in and is serious in what he wants to see happen and serious in helping people"

"We don't necessarily always agree, but hopefully we make each other think, and that's what matters"

"I think there is a generation gap. I personally look forward to, as our generation becomes the leaders, you are gonna see a change, and I think hopefully gay marriage will be a part of that country"

"The dinner table is a lively debate, and everybody weighs in in a different way. I like that, though"

"It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories"

"You're blinded by lights and you see all these people who come out, and it's exciting. It's scary and it's exciting all rolled into one"

"It wasn't until two or three years ago that I actually learned that in the end he actually did kill someone. But that was a choice that he faced: to kill or be killed"