When Bernard Rivers founded AidSpan, he had no organizational backing, no obvious source of funding, but a conviction that an independent Global Fund watchdog and resource would be significant. Since then he has served as a font of useful information (and happily has attracted initial financial support from the Soros Foundation and others). Just this week Aidspan released a new, terrific report, "An Updated Analysis of the Equitable Contributions Framework regarding the Global Fund" Bernard combines sectoral knowledge, technical skills, personal diplomacy and unbridled passion in an impressive and impactful mix.