# Katie Drasser

> Katie Drasser is the CEO of RockHealth.org, the nonprofit within the Rock Health family. Her career includes a decade at the Aspen Institute, leadership of the Aspen Global Innovators Group, development of Good Capital, and work designing charter schools. She brings leaders across sectors together and has announced a planned transition to Strategic Advisor at the end of 2026.

- **Role:** CEO at RockHealth.org
- **Organizations:** RockHealth.org, The Aspen Institute, Aspen Global Innovators Group, Good Capital
- **Education:** BA in political science, Colgate University, MSPH in global health policy and administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health
- **Known for:** Led the Aspen Global Innovators Group and global leadership programs addressing poverty alleviation and human rights., Helped develop Good Capital, a venture fund investing in social enterprises., Worked on designing a network of charter schools.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Worked on social enterprise ventures, charter-school network design, microfinance integration and development of Good Capital; precise dates are not established.
- **2013** — Listed as Deputy Director at the Aspen Institute in its Alliance @ Santa Fe speaker biographies.
- **2014** — Coauthored The Gender Accelerator with Vanessa Valenti in Stanford Social Innovation Review.
- **2016** — Participated in Creating Value on the Fringe: Social Entrepreneurs at Aspen Ideas.
- **2020** — Served as Managing Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group.
- **2021** — Appointment as independent CEO of RockHealth.org announced March 2; reflected publicly on ten years at Aspen.
- **2024** — Coauthored the account of the March 19 CEO Summit at the New York Stock Exchange, attended by more than 120 CEOs.
- **2025** — Coauthored an account of the CEO Summit at the New York Stock Exchange, attended by more than 100 CEOs.
- **2026** — Announced plans to transition from CEO to Strategic Advisor at the end of the year.

## Achievements

- Led the Aspen Global Innovators Group and global leadership programs addressing poverty alleviation and human rights.
- Helped develop Good Capital, a venture fund investing in social enterprises.
- Worked on designing a network of charter schools.
- Appointed independent CEO of RockHealth.org in 2021.
- Coauthored The Gender Accelerator with Vanessa Valenti.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Rock Health announced her planned end-of-year transition from CEO to Strategic Advisor.
- **2026-10** — Listed as a speaker for Rock Health Summit, scheduled for October 14, 2026 in San Francisco.

## Links

- Website: https://rockhealth.com/team/katie-drasser/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiedrasser
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KatieDrasser
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/katiedrasser.bsky.social

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Last updated: 2026-10-10