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Founder, Africa Health Economy
Business strategy and supply chain operations professional with experience across biotech, financial services, and aerospace. Global MBA in International Business and Digital Transformation, and a BS in Business Administration with a focus in Law, both from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Founder Story
Africa Health Economy began with a simple observation: the business story of African healthcare was being left out of the conversation. A career spent moving between business strategy, supply chain operations, biotech, financial services, and aerospace showed how much rigor and coverage other industries take for granted - the deal news, the market analysis, the people profiles. African healthcare deserved the same.
Why Africa Health Economy Exists
Aid and crisis narratives dominate the conversation about health in Africa, and they miss the larger story: a fast-growing pharmaceutical market, expanding biotech innovation, and a wave of investment reshaping how care is delivered. Africa Health Economy exists to document that story with the seriousness it deserves - and to connect the people building it.
Leadership Philosophy
Build with rigor, write with clarity, and never mistake sensationalism for seriousness. The platform is held to the same editorial standard as any global business publication - because that's the standard the subject deserves.
Looking Ahead
The long-term ambition is for Africa Health Economy to be the trusted reference point for anyone making decisions in African healthcare - read in ministries, boardrooms, and lecture halls alike, and known for convening the people shaping the sector's future in person, not just on the page.