Matthew Stearns is the Country Director for International Medical Corps in Ukraine. Previously, he served as Country Director for the global humanitarian organization’s Afghanistan and South Sudan operations. He has worked in the humanitarian relief sector for more than a decade, starting as a volunteer with South Sudan Medical Relief in Old Fangak, South Sudan, in 2009. Before joining International Medical Corps, Stearns held several positions with Médecins Sans Frontières in various countries, including Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and South Sudan. He started working with International Medical Corps as a Field Site Manager during an emergency response in Haiti in 2016, and served as Country Director in South Sudan for nearly two years before transitioning to the position in Afghanistan. He joined the Ukraine team in 2022. Stearns has a B.A. in Philosophy from Whitman College.
