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Colby Reed

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Policy Analyst

Colby Reed joined PRB in February 2024 as a policy analyst in the International Programs department, where he primarily supports the MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project. He is passionate about connecting with people and leveraging their stories to inform research and policy decisions.

Reed has experience in sexual and reproductive health, applied research, program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. Prior to PRB, he worked on projects at the Sexual Health Research Lab and the Center for Rural Health in Oklahoma, where he partnered with state and tribal governments as an adviser and project coordinator researching HIV/AIDS. He also previously worked at the Oklahoma Harm Reduction Alliance as a health policy fellow.

Reed holds a master’s degree in public health from Oklahoma State University and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.