Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the WHO Director-General.He was elected for a five-year term by WHO Member States at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017. In doing so, he was the first WHO Director-General elected from among multiple candidates by the World Health Assembly, and was the first person from the WHO African …
Dr. Toyin Ajayi is the Co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health, a tech-enabled, value-based healthcare provider for Medicaid, dually-eligible and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries in underserved communities. Cityblock’s model of care meets individuals where they are, delivering highly personalized medical care, behavioral health care, and social services to members in neighborhoods where it’s needed most. Prior …
William Smith is a Multifaceted Entrepreneur: Mental Health Technology Startup Founder – Federal Contracting Authority, Developing the Next Generation of Black Leaders. It is a -nonprofit with a mission to advance social, economic, and governmental policies in communities of color with a particular emphasis on mental health and emotional wellness. Through his leadership and advocacy, …
Michael Currie is the SVP & Chief Health Equity Officer, at United Health Group. He is responsible for the development and execution of initiatives to identify health disparities, and to implement programs, services & strategies that address identified health disparities. He has held roles in both the public and private sectors with responsibilities related to …
Tamia Potter is the first Black woman neurosurgery resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, an institution founded nearly 150 years ago. This achievement is even more remarkable given that, as of 2019, only 0.6% of neurosurgeons in the United States were Black Women. Potter is on the brink of breaking a barrier, yet her origin …
Yusuf Henriques is the Founder & CEO of IndyGeneUS. A serial entrepreneur, Henriques has founded or advised many Fintech and Health Tech startup companies. Through a nonprofit, Black Tech Matters, he mentors 21 startup companies in a business accelerator. He leads strategy for CreditRich and WePool Inc. Henriques also founded CodeClear Ventures, a new platform …
Suellen Rodrigues is a Regional Director LATAM,MSD. She is a black pharmacist woman, specialized in clinical pharmacology, health technology assessment, government affairs and pursuing a master’s degree in international public policy. She has over 16 years experience; 14 in national and multinational pharmaceutical industry. She has patient centric approach, directed by ethical behaviour and focused …
Stavros Nicolaou is the Aspen Pharmacare Group’s Senior Executive responsible for Strategic Trade Development. Previously he was CEO of Aspen’s Export Business. Aspen is Africa’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer and a now world leader in Anaesthetics and injectable anti-coagulants. Aspen is one of South Africa’s most globalised multinational companies with a presence in over 50 geographies …
Silvia Lutucuta is Minister of Health of Angola since 2017. She studied medicine and obtained a scholarship in Portugal where she specialised in cardiology. From 2000 to 2004 she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, having won awards for best research for three years. …
Ms.Samantha Tross is a British consultant surgeon. In 2005 Tross became the first black female orthopaedic surgeon in Britain and has been regularly recognized as one of Britains most influential Black Britons in the annual Powerlist. Miss Samantha Tross is a renowned consultant orthopaedic surgeon practising at Bupa Cromwell Hospital and The Clementine Churchill Hospital. Miss Tross specialises in conditions affecting …