Katie Rizvi is the co-founder and executive director of Youth Cancer Europe, a dynamic, impact-driven patient advocacy network representing young people aged 18-39 from over 40 European countries. Under Katie’s leadership, YCE has become a significant force in shaping EU policies on cross-border healthcare, financial discrimination, fertility preservation, reproductive rights, mental health, and health equity. The organization is renowned for its success in influencing legislative changes across diverse healthcare systems and championing the needs of marginalized and minority populations throughout the EU.
Katie is also a co-founder of The Little People Children’s Cancer Charity in Romania. The charity provides daily psychosocial support to Romanian childhood cancer patients and offers peer-support to young people in after-care through various online and residential programs. Annually, the charity reaches over 1,000 paediatric oncology patients in clinical and after-care settings.