TOR100: WeRobotics and Direct Relief with Andrew Schroeder

Andrew Schroeder is the co-founder of WeRobotics, a global non-profit organization which works with local communities and international organizations to accelerate aid, development, environmental protection and global health with robotics technologies. Andrew is also the Director of Research and Analysis for Direct Relief, a non-profit organization based in Santa Barbara, CA which distributes essential medicines to local healthcare programs in over 100 countries. Andrew is a globally recognized leader in the use of spatial analysis and geographic information systems (GIS) for humanitarian aid and health. In 2013 Andrew won the President's Award from ESRI for his contributions to GIS for social good. He received his PhD in Social and Cultural Analysis from New York University and his Master's in Public Policy from the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.​