Peg Willingham is the Executive Director of the UN Foundation's Shot@Life campaign. Previously at Aeras Global, she led advocacy, communications, and resource mobilization efforts. From 2003 to 2007 she was a senior director at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, responsible for advocacy to the U.S. government regarding the need to accelerate a preventive vaccine against HIV/AIDS, particularly in the developing world. Previously, she was the Assistant Vice President for Latin America and Canada for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). From 1987-2000, Ms. Willingham was a foreign Service Officer, serving in Latin America and the Middle East. During her State Department career, she received five Superior Honor Awards. Ms. Willingham received a BA from the University of Virginia and an MA from the University of Michigan.