Vanessa Kerry

Vanessa Kerry
Vanessa Kerry, May 28, 2009
Born	Vanessa Bradford Kerry (1976-12-31) December 31, 1976 (age 40) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	B.Sc. (summa cum laude honors), M.Sc., M.D. (cum laude honors)
Alma mater	Phillips Academy Yale University London School of Economics London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Harvard Medical School
Occupation	Chief Executive Officer at Seed Global Health, Staff at Massachusetts General Hospital, Affiliated Faculty at Harvard Medical School
Spouse(s)	Brian Vala Nahed (m. 2009–present)
Parent(s)	John Forbes Kerry Julia Stimson Thorne
Relatives	Richard John Kerry (grandfather) Rosemary Isabel Forbes (grandmother) Cameron Forbes Kerry (uncle) David Thorne (uncle) Alexandra Forbes Kerry (sister)
Website	www.seedglobalhealth.org

Vanessa Bradford Kerry (born December 31, 1976) is an American physician and health care administrator. She is a founder of the non-profit Seed Global Health. Her father is John Kerry, the 68th United States Secretary of State.

Kerry was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the younger daughter of politician John Forbes Kerry (born 1943) and writer Julia Stimson Thorne (1944–2006). Her sister Alexandra (born 1973) is a film director and producer. After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to Bozeman, Montana. She attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts for high school.

Kerry graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover and summa cum laude from Yale University with a major in biology. While a student at Yale, she played for the varsity lacrosse team. After graduating with her bachelor's degree, she went to Harvard Medical School where she graduated with honors. She took a year from Harvard to attend the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, earning her master’s of science in health policy, planning and financing. While in London, she was a Fulbright Scholar.