Senior Researcher

• Feb 2023 - Present

Responsible for working with CGH teams on designing and implementing projects around brain health and health systems in low and middle income countries. Focus on policy and implementation research Responsible for working with CGH teams on designing and implementing projects around brain health and health systems in low and middle income countries. Focus on policy and implementation research

Independent Consultant

• Jan 2023 - Present

Working with organizations in Geneva and LMICs to advance topics of high significance in the global health agenda such as preventive health care, access to early screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and building and financing strong front-line health systems through public-private partnerships. Working with organizations in Geneva and LMICs to advance topics of high significance in the global health agenda such as preventive health care, access to early screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and building and financing strong front-line health systems through public-private partnerships.

Guest Lecturer

• Aug 2019 - Present

Private Sector Advisor/Consultant, Mixed Health Systems Practice

• Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

Provided technical support and advise for USAID Frontiers Health Market-Engage project. Technical advice focused on the operationalizaton of market development approaches (MDA) for reproductive, maternal and child health services, and HIV/AIDS markets in Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya, and Sierra Leone. Advised, coached and mentored technical staff on the completion of year 1 deliverables. Developed Year 2 work program. Developed new business development ideas on advancing non communicable disease implementation in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda working with non state actors.

Advisor/Consulant

• Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

Supported Thinkwell Global Fund teams to advance specific projects such as (i) domestic resource mobilizations for HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria, (ii) approaches to activity and performance-based contracting with the public and private sectors Supported Thinkwell Global Fund teams to advance specific projects such as (i) domestic resource mobilizations for HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria, (ii) approaches to activity and performance-based contracting with the public and private sectors

Senior Health Financing Consultant

• Sep 2021 - Jan 2022

Senior Advisor

• Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

Senior Specialist, Private Sector Engagement

• Dec 2020 - Aug 2021

Guest Lecturer, Center for International Health

• Feb 2014 - Aug 2021

Global Access Lead, Health Systems Capacity

• Sep 2018 - Nov 2020

Led Roche´s Global Strategic Alliances to support an enabling health systems framework for the uptake of Non-communicable diseases innovations in Low and Middle Income Countries. Specific projects included: Access Accelerated, City Cancer Challenge and Project ECHO (strengthening frontline health workers knowledge and skills in breast cancer diagnosis). Led Global Access team on health systems capacity building for high quality uptake of medicines and diagnostics in multiple country contexts leveraging end-to-end patient driven solutions. Designed a digital knowledge hub for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Health Systems Partnerships for Roche country offices.

Head, Public Policy, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

• May 2017 - Aug 2018

Worked with Roche country affiliates to identify Roche´s role at the country level in policy and public affairs to shape an enabling environment for the uptake of innovative health care interventions for cancers and rare diseases. Supported the design of policy interventions as part of broader Access Planning Frameworks including implementation and monitoring and evaluation. Worked with country teams in the design of strategic alliances and partnerships at the country level to drive access

Head, Global Health Policy

• Apr 2016 - Apr 2017

My role at Merck was to support the disease franchise on diabetes and cardiovascular health to identify ways to reach more patients in LMICs including patients at the bottom of the pyramid. Helped the franchise develop strategies for reaching more patients, through pricing strategies and public-private partnerships with Government, NGOs. Led Merck global public-private partnerships (Healthy Women, Health Economies and Access Accelerated) on behalf of Merck CEO and Senior Leaders.

Senior Director, Global Public Policy

• Nov 2013 - Apr 2016

Advisor, General Directorate of Health Research

• Oct 2012 - Oct 2013

Reporting directly to the Minister of Health, led a team jointly with Imperial College to carry out an evaluation of the Turkish health system including immunization sustainability. In-depth data analysis on health outcome indicators, process, and input indicators, including immunization impact, compilation and analysis of data sets including trend data, regional data and other stratified data, support to modeling framework for the statistical analysis, in-depth analysis of the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, interventions for risk factor prevention, breadth, and depth of the health service benefits package before and after the Transformation Program. Co-author of Lancet Special Article on Turkey: ‘Universal health coverage in Turkey: enhancement of equity’: Evaluation of the Turkish health system and of the results of the Health Transformation Program with a specific focus on Universal health coverage. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2813%2961051-X/fulltext

Senior Health Specialist

• Sep 1999 - Oct 2013

As Senior Health Specialist at the World Bank I was responsible for working with Governments (Ministries of Finance and Health) on World Bank policy and advisory services and projects. The projects I worked on mainly focused on health financing: looking at ways in which Governments could mobilize more resources for health, pool these resources in the most effective way to drive equitable access, and the design of strategic purchasing arrangements with health care providers to drive better outcomes for the population and the health system. I was involved in multiple analytical work at the Bank including public expenditure review, health systems performance reviews and country evaluations. Strong focus on results-based financing and working with other bilateral donors and partners to drive pooled financing at the country level for health systems strengthening.

Education Specialist

• Apr 1992 - Aug 1995