About
Steering committee member affiliated with the Gates Foundation.
Experience
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSenior Program Officer: Malariacurrent2022 — present
- Population Services InternationalDirector/Chief of Party2019 — 2022Vientiane, Laos
- Population Services InternationalSenior Regional Technical Advisor2019Laos
- Population Services InternationalMalaria Technical Advisor2016 — 2019Cambodia
- Independent ConsultantIndependent Consultant2012 — 2016Various
- Liverpool School of Tropical MedicinePolicy Analyst/PhD Candidate2012 — 2016
- Malaria ConsortiumTechnical Advisor2009 — 2011Nigeria
- World Health Organization -Western Pacific Regional OfficeTechnical Officer (Monitoring and Evaluation- Malaria)2009Philippines
- Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET)Programme Co-ordinator – West Africa2008 — 2009United Kingdom
- World Health OrganizationTechnical Officer- African AIDS Vaccine Programme2007 — 2008Switzerland
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineResearch Assistant2007United Kingdom
- British Red CrossProgramme Officer – South Asia2004 — 2006United Kingdom
- British Red CrossProject Assistant2003 — 2004United Kingdom
- World Health OrganizationResearch Assistant - Child and Adolescent Health Department2002Switzerland
Education
- Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Malaria Health Policy2012 — 2016
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of LondonMaster of Science (MS), Public Health in Developing Countries2006 — 2007
- Lancaster UniversityBachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law2001 — 2003
Skills & more
Quickness2Strategic Planning2CommunicationCapacity BuildingConveningSite VisitsImplementation PlansMulti-countryStrategy ImplementationProgram DevelopmentGlobal HealthMicrosoft PowerPoint
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Microsoft ExcelBudgetingPublic HealthPolicy AnalysisInternational HealthProgram ManagementQualitative ResearchData AnalysisMalariaProposal WritingMaternal-Child HealthM&EFrom Kemi's professional profile.
Colleagues at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Aditya Kumar Peri
Boehringer Ingelheim at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Anjola Ayodele
SCIDaR at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Ann Allen
Gates Foundation at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Efosa Ojomo
Christensen Institute at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Josh Ghaim
Ignite Venture Studio at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Ken Gustavsen
MSD at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Laura Collet
Sanofi at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Lois Durunguma
SCIDaR at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kemi Tesfazghi work?
- Kemi Tesfazghi is Gates Foundation at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa.
Same school
Also attended London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London7
Miguel ForteAdvisor at Delin VenturesCraig RitchieAlzheimer's Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthLiz GrubinInvestment Principal at Mulago FoundationMonique SmithInvestor at Rock Health CapitalRobert W. YehInvestor at Broadview VenturesFaheem AhmedPartner at Anchorless Bangladesh
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Also attended Lancaster University57
Alejandro de RemediosInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlain MarxuachAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesLaert DavtyanInvestment Manager at Granatus VenturesClaireInvestor at Eudemian VenturesAlexander LaidlawInvestment Analyst at The Spartan Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Population Services International4
Also worked at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine1
Also worked at Malaria Consortium1
Also worked at World Health Organization27
Usamah KhanVice President, Head of Data & Technology at White Star CapitalMiguel LegardaInvestment Manager at Verge HealthTech FundRené KuijtenPartner, Head of EQT Life Sciences at EQT Life SciencesFatima HusainCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLCSilvia Alejandra SanchezSourcing Specialist at UNICEF Innovation FundDan AzaguryClinical Advisor at Sonder Capital
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