What I do:
I provide advice, support and direction to Development Initiatives in my role as Board Member.
Previous experience:
I am Dornsife Professor of Global Health at Drexel University and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the
Center for Global Development
. Before that, I led the
African Population and Health Research Centre
(APHRC) for 17 years, stepping down as Executive Director in September 2017. In my role as founding Executive Director, I helped the APHRC to become one of Africa’s foremost regional research centres addressing population, health, education, and development issues. I also initiated and directed the
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa
, an initiative to strengthen doctoral training and the retention of academics at African universities.
