Anna M. Stewart

Anna Stewart is a passionate leader and public health intervener who bridges over two decades of experience with prominent public health organizations and collaborating with multi-disciplinary leaders using evidence-based approaches to address crucial health crises in our nation.

Ms. Stewart helped lead the start-up and later development efforts for the nation's largest public health foundation dedicated to tobacco prevention and cessation, the American “Legacy” Foundation (currently the Truth Initiative). Following her tenure at Legacy, Ms. Stewart served as the Senior Director for Development at the Cancer Support Community (CSC) - the largest worldwide provider of free psychosocial and emotional support for cancer patients and their families.

Over the past five years, Ms. Stewart has devoted her time and expertise to combating the opioid and substance use crisis in the U.S. Ms. Stewart currently serves as the Executive Director of the Reach Impact Institute where she continues to evolve her strategic vision in this area through innovative partnerships and unconventional collaborations that reach and support all essential stakeholders in their efforts to save lives and end the opioid and substance use epidemic.

Ms. Stewart holds an MBA with a focus on business strategy, management and operations from George Washington University, received a BS in Business Management and Marketing from George Mason University, and completed the McDonough School of Business, Global Social Enterprise Initiative Executive Program at Georgetown University.