José Luis Castro of Vital Strategies: 5 Things You Need To Know To Successfully Lead A Nonprofit Organization

Be curious: Never accept what you see. Ask questions. I was always taught to learn more and to take initiative to learn about things I didn’t know. Even with a busy schedule, I have a habit of reading one or two books every week on diverse subjects. You must be hungry to learn.

As part of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing José Luis Castro.

José Luis Castro is the President & CEO of the global health organization Vital Strategies, where he has led a rapid expansion of Vital Strategies’ portfolio, working with governments to tackle the world’s leading killers, primarily in low- and middle- income countries. The organization now reaches into 73 countries and has touched the lives of more than 2 billion people.

Thank you so much for doing this with us. Before we begin our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”?