Stephen Wall, a pediatrician and neonatologist, is the Technical Lead at of Save the Children’s Saving Newborn Lives program, where he has been senior advisor for over ten years.  In this role, he has overseen global and country-based efforts to improve newborn survival through research and innovation, program implementation, and technical assistance and advocacy for policy change. Prior to joining Save the Children, Dr. Wall pursued a career as a neonatologist and researcher at Northwestern University Medical School, and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He received his medical education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, followed by pediatrics and neonatology training at the University of California-San Francisco, and neonatology fellowship training at Harvard University’s Joint Program in Neonatology.  He also holds a Masters of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master’s of Science in epidemiology from Harvard University of Public Health.