Shannon Paz

Biography

Shannon is CEO, Antara International, leading fundraising and awareness for the work of The Antara Foundation in India. Antara works with government health systems to strengthen healthcare delivery for women and children at the last mile in Madhya Pradesh, India. Shannon built her career in the global nonprofit sector. Prior to Antara, she worked for mothers2mothers, a South Africa-based NGO that employs women as community health workers across sub-Saharan Africa, as Director of Corporate Partnerships and previously as Director of Development. For nearly nine years prior, Shannon was at the International Rescue Committee, a global humanitarian aid organization operating in 50+ countries and 28 cities across the U.S., specializing in corporate partnerships, cause marketing, and multi-faceted campaigns. Shannon is passionate about women’s rights, health, the environment, and community building. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York.