Stephen Sobhani '96

Stephen has over 25 years of experience in the global health and partnership arena and specializes in expanding and evolving organizations that work in the global development arena with particular emphasis on resource mobilization. His programmatic expertise span a broad range of development issues including, maternal, newborn and children’s health, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), HIV/ AIDS, nutrition,  reproductive and sexual health, and the recruitment, training, deployment of community health workers across countries around the world. He currently operates Montemar Consultants, a boutique consulting firm that specializes in developing relationships between high net worth individuals and networks in developing regions with new and pre-existing global health programs and opportunities.

Stephen’s previous leadership roles have been with former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s  Every Woman, Every Child Strategy, The Sesame Workshop, Abbott Labs, PhRMA, and the United Nations Foundation. Stephen also founded The Great American Condom Campaign - today the nation’s largest distributor of condoms ever. His work in global development began at the United Nations Foundation after its founding by Ted Turner’s gift of $1 billion in 1998. 

Originally from Santa Barbara, CA, Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service and Master in Public Policy from Georgetown University. He is married with two children attending Laguna Blanca and volunteers as an ambulance Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for the County of Santa Barbara.