Fabio Castano

Current

Technical Director - Extending Service Delivery Project (ESD) - USAID Project at Management Sciences for Health

Past

Strategist - International Consultant at UNFPA
Associate Vice President International Programs at Planned Parenthood of NYC
Senior Program Associate - Country Program Manager (Colombia) at EngenderHealth

Director of Family Health Graduate Program and Director of Community Health Division at Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
Manager Health Programs at FES Institute of Leadership (IFL)
Head, National Health Program – Plan Nacional de Rehabilitación (PNR) at Presidency of the Republic, Bogotá, Colombia

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Education

University of California, Los Angeles
Universidad El Bosque

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Fabio Castano’s Summary

Manager with over 20 years designing, implementing, and evaluating global social and development programs and training in Africa, Asia, The Caribbean, and Latin America. Expertise: international development, nonprofit management, civil society development, organizational capacity building, quality and performance improvement. Program areas: youth, women, gender equality, education, and health (reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, family planning, maternal/child, health sector reform). Significant experience with governments, non-governmental organizations, foundations, and multi and bilateral agencies. Strong leadership in participatory strategic planning and priority setting, fund raising, budgeting, team building, and staff development. Interest in program development, project management, consulting, training, expansion of philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, and social enterprises.

Fabio Castano’s Specialties:

Run a company, NGO, or major department; manage projects in the field or from the home office, pursue new business, write proposals or grant requests, recruit candidates, lead participatory strategic planning and priority setting; manage budgets, teams, and staff development. Language skills: English, Spanish, and functional Portuguese and French.

Fabio Castano’s Experience

Technical Director - Extending Service Delivery Project (ESD) - USAID Project

Management Sciences for Health

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Acts as ESD Deputy Director. Provides leadership in establishing both the strategic vision and technical direction of the Project and its implementation in 13 countries. Ensures high-quality, state-of-the-art technical approaches at the country level, supervises and provides guidance to technical staff. Coordinates project activities with regional and sub-regional organizations, and technical working groups in the area of RH/FP. Oversights work plan development and implementation. Supports preparation and validation of budgets.
Strategist - International Consultant

UNFPA

(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; International Affairs industry)

July 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 3 months)

Action Plan and Regional Program Strategist - Latin America and the Caribbean Region. Supported development of master plan for the Regional Programme 2008-2011 in 25 countries. The master plan establishes planning guidelines, milestones, a roadmap for implementation, and define interaction modalities of key actors. Provided technical assistance and conducted training for UN agencies and governmental institutions in Guatemala to strengthen project planning and evaluation.
Associate Vice President International Programs

Planned Parenthood of NYC

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Program Development industry)

September 2002 — May 2007 (4 years 9 months)

Designed and implemented programs on women’s and youth’s rights, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, family planning, gender equality, gender-based violence, and male involvement. Launched country programs: identified and hired project personnel, opened offices, developed standard operating procedures and designed and implemented work plans and budgets. Provided overall leadership to team overseas and in the New York office.
Senior Program Associate - Country Program Manager (Colombia)

EngenderHealth

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

July 1998 — August 2002 (4 years 2 months)

Provided technical assistance to country programs and governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to improve health services. Led innovations in quality improvement and health sector reform (HSR).
Director of Family Health Graduate Program and Director of Community Health Division

Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)

March 1996 — December 1999 (3 years 10 months)

Provided leadership to 53-member academic and research team at School of Medicine for planning, implementation, management and evaluation of core curriculum including 23 courses.
Manager Health Programs

FES Institute of Leadership (IFL)

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 1994 — February 1996 (2 years 2 months)

• Provided expertise to Ministry of Health, National Planning Department, Presidency of Republic, State Health Secretariats, Social Security Institute, municipalities, and hospitals in development and implementation of health policies, decentralization, and health sector reform.
• Marketed and managed over 7 projects with budgets of over $4,500,000. Projects supported decentralization and modernization of regional and local health secretariats.
• Conducted 98 workshops countrywide, attended by over 10,000 individuals, including local authorities, health agents, and community leaders.
• Managed and trained 15-member team. Generated funds from public and private donors.
Head, National Health Program – Plan Nacional de Rehabilitación (PNR)

Presidency of the Republic, Bogotá, Colombia

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

August 1991 — December 1993 (2 years 5 months)

Managed a nationwide public health program targeting 14 million underserved people in 400 PNR municipalities empowering and mobilizing communities to advocate for policy change, democracy, and accountability. Coordinated and negotiated projects, and audited resources of over $15 million with Ministry of Health, National Planning Department and Institute for Family Welfare and served as the First Lady’s appointed health advisor. Acted as representative with international agencies such as World Bank, PAHO, UNICEF, UNDP, and UNFPA.

Fabio Castano’s Education

University of California, Los Angeles

MPH , Public Health , 1989 — 1991

Granted the Andean Peace Scholarship from the US Agency for International Development and the Fulbright Commission, 1989 - 1991
Granted UCLA thesis award and travel grant, 1991
Universidad El Bosque

MD , Medicine , 1980 — 1986