Since 1978, the Seva Foundation, the MDRT Foundation’s charity partner for the 2025 MDRT Annual Meeting, has been transforming lives by restoring sight in communities with limited or no access to eye care. Moynihan shares how Seva partners with local institutions in more than 20 countries to strengthen health care infrastructure and co-create sustainable, community-led eye care solutions.
Kate Moynihan is an award-winning and highly trusted strategic leader dedicated to expanding access to essential health services worldwide and delivering long-lasting and effective solutions that improve the well-being of underserved communities. Since 2017, she has served as executive director of the Seva Foundation, a nonprofit committed to increasing access to quality eye care. Under Moynihan’s leadership, Seva has contributed to groundbreaking research demonstrating the value of sight and evolved its approach to creating sustainable programs that restore vision as well as enhance economic and social opportunities for millions of individuals with limited access to health care.
