Dahnesh Medora

Dahnesh Medora is the Managing Director of the CareOregon Foundation, a new organization seeking to address health equity and improve the health of communities facing disparities across Oregon.  In previous roles including as Chief Impact officer at United Way of the Columbia-Willamette and as the Building Community Portfolio Director at the Meyer Memorial Trust, he helped create and manage programs aimed at building social, economic and political power in communities of color. With a passion for working across cultures, Dahnesh has provided capacity building support to nonprofits, emerging social justice projects and public-private collaborations at the federal, state and local levels. When not at work he enjoys spending time with his daughter, who is still young enough to think he is hilarious.