Sophie Kieffer is a passionate advocate for global and pediatric palliative care and has worked with a variety of palliative care and hospice programs in fundraising and advocacy in Eastern and Southern Africa. She has a Master's of Science in Global Health from Georgetown University. She has also volunteered in public health and nutrition programs with nongovernmental organizations in Ecuador, Israel, Nepal, and Lebanon, and recently supported new palliative care efforts in Somalia and South Sudan.