Ellen Morgan is the Principal Advisor for the Global Innovations for Character Development initiative. She supports the identification, development, and evaluation of high-potential research and implementation projects related to this Initiative.
Previously, she supported Grand Challenges Canada’s Global Mental Health innovation program and contributed to the 2017 Lancet Commission on Mental Health and Sustainable Development. She has also worked with Médecins Sans Frontières in the Democratic Republic of Congo and as a policy analyst for the Government of Canada. She is currently pursuing a DPhil in Social Policy and Evidence Based Intervention at the University of Oxford focusing on the impact of social inequalities in early childhood and also holds an Mphil in Development Studies from Oxford and a BA in Geography from the University of British Columbia.