About Us

A Global Nonprofit Working
To Close The Visual Divide

EYElliance is accelerating equitable access to eyeglasses for 1 billion people to create a world in which all children and adults can obtain high-quality eyeglasses where they live and learn.

We are driven by the solvability of this problem.  Solutions already exist, so we focus on mobilizing the ecosystem to deploy these proven solutions at scale. We take pride in our role as a systems orchestrator because we know it is a high-leverage, high-impact and cost-effective approach.

Team

Liz Smith

Co-founder & CEO

Jordan Kassalow

Co-founder

Abigail McDaniel

Global Director for Public Sector Scale

Maggie Savage

VP of Operations

Taylor Hendricks

Deputy Director for Public Sector Scale

Kimberley Mims

Executive Assistant

Munah Tarpeh

Project Manager

Board of Directors

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Honorary Board Chair
Former president of Liberia (2006-2018), Nobel Peace laureate, and member of the Elders

Jayanth Bhuvaraghan

Board Chair
Sr. Advisor, Coach, Mentor
Former Chief Mission Officer, EssilorLuxottica

Chris Jurgens

Director, Reimagining Capitalism
Omidyar Network

Jordan Kassalow

Co-Founder, EYElliance
Founder, VisionSpring

Liz Smith

Co-Founder & CEO, EYElliance

Partners

Champions

Organizations within the ecosystem that are actively engaged in the solution and accelerating equitable access to eyeglasses.

Members

EYElliance partners and collaborates with more than 55 organizations, many of which are pioneering new eyeglasses delivery solutions around the world.

Donors

Our partners who make this work possible! We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with so many values-aligned, passionate donors.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs establishing and growing private optical businesses that bring affordable eyeglasses to markets that were previously underserved.

Karin Saéz
Hugo Moreno
Williams Isaac
Romero Martínez
América Silva
José Battistini Salcedo