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

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, PATH Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  4. Ashley Birkett
    Global Head, Malaria, PATH Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access (CVIA)
  5. Jenny Blair
    Director of US Partnerships
  6. Simone Blayer
    Global Head, Chemistry, Manufacturing, Control and Nonclinical Toxicology
  7. Lindsay Bosslet, MPH
    Director, Global Strategic Communications
  8. David Boyle, PhD
    Chief Scientific Officer & Program Co-Lead, Diagnostics
  9. Frederick J. Cassels
    Leader, Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, PATH Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  10. Kerim Chitour, MD
    Global Head of Clinical, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  11. Jessica Cohen
    Director, Office of Research Affairs
  12. Ray Cummings, MS, MBA
    Senior Adviser, Corporate Strategy and Strategic Engagement
  13. Cyril Engmann, MD, FAAP, FAPS
    Senior Director - Quality and Program Impact, and Institutional Official
  14. Kateryna (Katya) Gamazina, MD
    Country Director, Ukraine
  15. Karim Ghazaoui, MBA
    Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
  16. Kimberly Green
    Global Program Director, Primary Health Care
  17. Sarah Hall
    Director, Global Facilities, Travel, and Security
  18. Tarryn Haslam
    Director, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
  19. Trad Hatton, MA, MHS
    Country Director, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  20. Bruce L. Innis
    Leader, Respiratory Infections and Maternal Immunizations, PATH Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  21. Ashley Jackson, MSPH
    Team Lead, Sexual and Reproductive Health
  22. Neeraj Jain, MBA
    Country Director, India
  23. John Konz
    Leader, Integrated Portfolio and Financial Management, PATH Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  24. Taruni Khurana, MS, PhD, MPH
    Deputy Director, Global Health Programs
  25. Tirsit Grishaw Legesse, MSc
    Country Director, Ethiopia
  26. Pat Lennon
    Program Leader, Medical Devices and Health Technologies
  27. Bilal Mateen, MPH, MBBS
    Executive Director, Digital Square
  28. Helen McGuire, MHSc
    Program Leader, Noncommunicable Diseases
  29. Jessica Milman
    Global Head, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, Acting Chief of Essential Medicines
  30. Betty Mirembe, MD, MBA
    Country Director, Uganda
  31. Amos Mugisha
    Country Director, Tanzania
  32. Emmanuel Mugisha, PhD, MPH
    Director, Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium (TyVAC)
  33. Nelly Muindi
    Director of Human Resources, Africa Region
  34. Earnest Muyunda
    Country Director, Zambia
  35. Levis Nderitu
    Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  36. Nguyen Tuyet Nga, MD, PhD
    Country Director, Vietnam
  37. Carolyne Njuguna
    Director, East Africa Hub; Country Director, Kenya
  38. Geneva Pham
    Senior Director, Partnerships Development
  39. Kelly Randels
    Director of Finance & Operations, Global Health Programs
  40. Dereshnie Reddy
    Global Talent Acquisition Director
  41. Dykki Settle
    Chief Digital Officer, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
  42. Lisa Smith
    Program Leader, Market Dynamics program
  43. Margaret Toher
    Global Head, Regulatory, PATH Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access
  44. Laurie Werner
    Director, Center of Digital And Data Excellence
  45. Linda Venczel, PhD, MSPH
    Program Leader, Epidemic Preparedness and Response