Leadership

Our leaders come from—and work in—every part of the world. We are united in the steadfast belief that when people are healthy, humanity moves forward.

Executive Leaders

  1. Nikolaj Gilbert
    President and CEO
  2. Nanthalile Mugala, MD, MMed
    Chief of the Africa Region
  3. Ben Aliwa
    Chief Business and Finance Officer
  4. Nabeel Goheer, PhD
    Chief of Asia, Middle East, Europe (AMEE) Region
  5. Heather Ignatius
    Chief of External Affairs
  6. Sabrina Powers
    Chief of Legal and Research Affairs/General Counsel
  7. Meïssa Diaw
    Chief People and Diversity Officer
  8. Kammerle Schneider
    Chief Global Health Programs Officer
  9. Melanie Saville, MBBS
    Chief Scientific Officer

Board of Directors

  1. Lisa P. Anderson
    President, Norcliffe Foundation / United States
  2. Beth Galetti, MBA
    PATH Board Chair; Senior Vice President of People, Experience, and Technology, Amazon / United States
  3. Lutz Hegemann, MD, PhD
    President, Global Health, Novartis International / Switzerland
  4. Joel Holsinger
    Co-head, Partner, and Portfolio Manager of Alternative Credit, Ares Credit Group/ United States
  5. Bruce McNamer, JD, MBA
    PATH Board Treasurer; President of The Builders Initiative / United States
  6. Sanford M. Melzer, MD, MBA
    PATH Board Secretary and Principal, Melzer Healthcare Advisors / United States
  7. Sylvana Quader Sinha
    Founder, Chair, and CEO of Praava Health.
  8. Abayomi (‘Yomi’) Sule, MBBS, MBA
    Founder and Managing Director, Tillit MSME Microservices / Nigeria
  9. Helena Wayth, MSc
    PATH Governance, Impact and Responsibility Committee Chair; Founder of A Bird’s Eye View Ltd / United Kingdom
  10. Fredrick Namenya Were, MBChB, MMed, PhD
    PATH Vice Chair; Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi / Kenya
  11. Carole T. Faig
    PATH Audit & Risk Committee Chair; Cue Health, Affinia Therapeutic, and Quva Pharma Board Member / United States
  12. Karin M. Finkelston
    Finance, Impact Investment & Development Leader / United States
  13. Raman Rao, MD, MBA
    CEO, Hilleman Laboratories / Singapore
  14. Boitumelo (Tumi) Semete-Makokotlela, PhD, MMFI
    CEO, South African Health Products Regulatory Authority; Chair, African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation (AMRH) initiative / South Africa
  15. Heidi J. Larson, PhD
    Founding Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project and Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine / Belgium

Senior Leaders

  1. Neha Agarwal
    Global Program Co-lead, Diagnostics
  2. Ankita Aras
    Director of Philanthropy
  3. Deborah Atherly
    Global Head of Policy, Access, and Introduction, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  4. Ashley Birkett
    Global Head, Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  5. Jenny Blair
    Director of US Partnerships
  6. Simone Blayer
    Global Head, Development (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), CVIA
  7. David Boyle, PhD
    Chief Scientific Officer & Program Co-Lead, Diagnostics
  8. Kerim Chitour, MD
    Global Head of Clinical, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  9. Jessica Cohen
    Director, Office of Research Affairs
  10. Ray Cummings, MS, MBA
    Senior Adviser, Corporate Strategy and Strategic Engagement
  11. Cyril Engmann, MD, FAAP, FAPS
    Senior Director - Quality and Program Impact, and Institutional Official
  12. Kateryna (Katya) Gamazina, MD
    Country Director, Ukraine
  13. Karim Ghazaoui, MBA
    Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
  14. Kimberly Green
    Global Program Director, Primary Health Care
  15. Sarah Hall
    Director, Global Facilities, Travel, and Security
  16. Tarryn Haslam
    Director, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
  17. Trad Hatton, MA, MHS
    Country Director, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  18. Ashley Jackson, MSPH
    Team Lead, Sexual and Reproductive Health
  19. Neeraj Jain, MBA
    Country Director, India
  20. John Konz
    Global Head, Viral Diseases, CVIA
  21. Taruni Khurana, MS, PhD, MPH
    Deputy Director, Global Health Programs
  22. Courtney Jarrahian
    Global Program Leader, Medical Devices and Health Technologies
  23. Helen McGuire, MHSc
    Program Leader, Noncommunicable Diseases
  24. Bilal Mateen, MBBS, MPH, PhD
    Chief AI Officer
  25. Jessica Milman
    Global Head, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access (CVIA)
  26. Betty Mirembe, MD, MBA
    Country Director, Uganda
  27. Amos Mugisha
    Country Director, Tanzania
  28. Emmanuel Mugisha, PhD, MPH
    Director, Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium (TyVAC)
  29. Nelly Muindi
    Director of Human Resources, Africa Region
  30. Earnest Muyunda
    Country Director, Zambia
  31. Levis Nderitu
    Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  32. Nguyen Tuyet Nga, MD, PhD
    Country Director, Vietnam
  33. Carolyne Njuguna
    Director, East Africa Hub; Country Director, Kenya
  34. Kelly Randels
    Director of Finance & Operations, Global Health Programs
  35. Geneva Pham
    Senior Director, Partnerships Development
  36. Dereshnie Reddy
    Global Talent Acquisition Director
  37. Lisa Smith
    Program Leader, Market Dynamics program
  38. Margaret Toher
    Global Head, Regulatory, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access (CVIA)
  39. Rolando Tomasini, PhD
    Director of Partnership Development for Europe
  40. Laurie Werner, MPA
    Director, Center of Digital And Data Excellence
  41. Kelly Priestley, CPA, CA
    Global Head of Accounting and Finance Operations
  42. Papa Moussé Ndiaye, DDS, MPH, MBA
    Director, West Africa Hub and Country Director, Senegal