Tag: MIPADIans

Dorcas Ndegwa

Meet Maje Ayida

Maje Ayida is a Nigerian Wellness Coach and CEO of the award winning Health and Fitness Brand, Eden Lifestyle. The brand’s Corporate Wellness program services various industries in Nigeria, from Banking to Oil and Gas. Maje spent 10 years in banking in the UK, having gone through the full education system there. He has been …

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Marie Claire Kakpotia

Marie-Claire Kakpotia is the founder and director of the NGO Les Orchidées Rouges, an organization jointly based in Bordeaux and Abidjan which works for the elimination of FGM and organizes legal and medical support for its victims. Kakpotia a feminist and activist fighting to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).She is a survivor of FGM, which she …

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Mary Ann-Etiebet

Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet has two decades of experience improving healthcare outcomes for underserved populations and transforming healthcare delivery at the frontlines. She serves as AVP for Health Equity at Merck and the Lead of Merck for Mothers*, Merck’s $500M global health initiative to help create a world where no woman has to die giving life. …

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Meet Massy Arias

Massiel “Massy” Indhira Arias is the CEO,Tru Supplements and  exuberant Certified Personal Trainer, formerly known as Mankofit, who is changing lives and inspiring a new generation of trainers. Born in the Dominican Republic, Massy has been an American resident since the age of 14 and currently resides and trains out of Los Angeles, California. She …

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Introducing Osh Agabi

Osh Agabi is the Founder & CEO, Koniku Inc. He has more than 17 years’ experience working on neuroelectronic interfaces in the industry and academia. He was a robotics engineer (theoretical physics) straight out of college, doing statistical learning from 2002 to 2005. He built and programmed pick & place robots in Zurich, Switzerland. He …

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Monica Web Hooper

Dr. Monica Webb Hooper is Deputy Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). She works closely with the Director, Dr. Pérez-Stable, and the leadership, to oversee all aspects of the institute and to support the implementation of the science visioning recommendations to improve minority health, reduce health disparities, and promote …

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Muhammad Ali Pate

Muhammad Ali Pate is now the COORDINATING MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, NIGERIA. Dr. Ali Pate (the newly appointed Minister of Health, Nigeria) was meant to resume as the CEO of Gavi (the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization), also known as the Vaccine Alliance, two weeks ago (August 3).  However, Dr. Pate said …

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Meet Patricia Lewis

Patricia Lewis is the Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer at UnitedHealth Group. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of human capital, including compensation and benefits, talent management, leadership and employee development, rewards and recognition and organization development. She leads a large global team to deploy a human capital strategy in support of a …

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Rosalind G.Brewer

Rosalind G. Brewer (born 1962) is an American businesswoman, and the CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance since March 2021. She is one of only two black women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Brewer is the first black woman to become CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, group president and COO of Starbucks, and CEO of Sam’s …

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Introducing Timnit Gebru

Congratulations on your MIPAD recognition!! Kindly send your updated biography via do****@***ad.org Please note: To nominate other high achievers of African Descent Worldwide, visit http://www.mipad.org/nominate To become a MIPADian, enroll for Connectology: A Practical Guide to Connect for Success www.mipad.org/connectology To begin to think and operate like a true MIPADian, enroll for our  Online Course (On-Demand 24/7 starting $99), Sign …