Pelin Munis

Biography

Pelin Munis, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer at RestoringVision. She has over 20 years of experience in executive leadership, strategic planning, resource mobilization, and advocacy.

Under her leadership, RestoringVision became the most prolific vision-focused nonprofit and leader in addressing presbyopia at scale, reaching 26 million people in 147 countries with 3,000 NGO and government partners.

Before joining RestoringVision, Pelin founded a distribution company operating in seven markets and consulted with NGOs and governments on program development and evaluation. She has been awarded government grants and has published papers in professional journals.

She holds a B.A. in Psychology from The George Washington University, an M.S. in Psychology from University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from University of Miami. She serves on Charity Navigator's Council of Nonprofit Leaders, UN Friends of Vision, and WHO Global SPECS Network Foundation Committee.