Bryan Murphy Eustis transforms his own catalytic fellowship experience into sustained investment in emerging public health leaders.
When Bryan reflects on his time as a Global Health Corps fellow back in 2011, one word comes up repeatedly: transformative.
“Global Health Corps was such a profound experience in my life—a launching pad to dedicating my career to ensuring more people can live healthy lives in the U.S. and around the world. I’d always had the passion, but GHC gave me the structure, clarity, and community to translate that into impact.”
After completing the fellowship, Bryan expanded his scope with Partners In Health, where he spent nearly a decade leading teams strengthening health systems and responding to the Ebola outbreak across Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Boston. Along the way, he hired many GHC alumni to his teams, drawn by their excellence and shared commitment to health equity.
“The network of fellows and alumni is the most collaborative, generous, and values-driven community I’ve ever been part of. I’ve carried that ethos into every role I’ve held.”
Today, Bryan leads BME Strategies, a health systems consulting firm he founded that’s grown rapidly in recent years. Guided by the belief that health is a human right everywhere, BME partners with public health departments across Massachusetts to strengthen capacity, improve quality, and advance equity.
That belief—and his enduring connection to the GHC community—led Bryan to give back in a tangible way this year: hosting a fundraiser in the home he shares with his wife (and another GHC alum!) Lauren Marcell and sponsoring Kyla Botsian, a member of his team at BME, to participate in GHC’s U.S. Leadership Accelerator.
“To be able to sponsor a fellow for this special experience means so much to me. GHC was catalytic for my own career, and I hope this opportunity will do the same for Kyla—so she, in turn, can multiply that impact in the communities she serves.”
Since joining BME, Kyla has already led a statewide assessment engaging more than 300 local health departments in Massachusetts—a project with a 99% completion rate, a testament to her ability to build trust and drive collective action. Through the Accelerator, she’s honing the leadership tools and networks that will amplify her impact even further.
For Bryan, this investment in leadership is about sustaining the ripple effect that began years ago with his own fellowship.
“Right now, we’re seeing an urgent need to retain and nurture talent in public health. Programs like GHC’s create the conditions for that—keeping people inspired, connected, and equipped to lead. That’s how we strengthen health systems for the long term.”
Bryan’s story is a vivid example of what happens when one catalytic experience sparks a lifetime of impact that continues to expand through every emerging leader he supports and every health equity initiative they advance.