Joe Torres

Joe Torres serves as an external consultant and member of the Secretariat to the Coalition for Mental Health Investment. Joe has an extensive background in International Development and Global Partnerships and Fundraising.

Most recently, Joe served as the Executive Director of the Grand Challenges Canada Foundation and Director of Funder and Partner Relations at Grand Challenges Canada. This work included supporting the development and launch of the Being Initiative focused on youth mental health programs in low and middle income countries. Before that, Joe was the Program Manager for the Grand Challenges initiative at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation leading all the program design, business and operations of the initiative and helped develop new Grand Challenges country programs around the world. His recent partnership work was focused on developing a global network of international funding partners to invest in locally-led innovations focused on the intersections of climate and health.

Joe also currently serves as the Senior Advisor for Partnerships and Fundraising at the Global Innovation Fund. Joe earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington.