Program Director
Expertise: Family planning and reproductive health, multisectoral development, population dynamics
Kaitlyn Patierno is program director in International Programs and was deputy director for the PACE Project. She specializes in family planning policy, program, and advocacy initiatives and links with multisectoral development. Prior to joining PRB, Patierno was a technical specialist at the United States Agency for International Development, where she supported family planning and health systems strengthening programs in the Africa Region. She holds a Master of Public Health in maternal and child health from the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from The George Washington University.