International Advisory Council

Biography Born in Baghdad & Graduated from AinShams Medical School in Cairo, Egypt. Resident in Radiology & Nuclear Medicine in Baghdad, Iraq. Postgraduate training in Nuclear Medicine in Johns Hopkins […]

PharmD, MBA, CPPS, CPHQ Member of International Advisory Council Member of HHS Scientific Committee Human Health Education and Research Foundation Dr. Adeline Saliba is the Chief of Staff to the […]

Albina Zorina is a distinguished Art Therapist with a unique combination of artistic and medical expertise. Coming from a family of doctors, Albina has earned immense respect and recognition as […]

Professor, Doctor – Urologist – Andrologist Senior Researcher Kharkiv National Medical University Department of Urology, Nephrology, and Andrology Laboratory of Andrology and Human Reproduction

Alice is the Police Commissioner  in Belem, Brazil. She is experienced in the investigation, combat, and arrest of those responsible for the most diverse types of crimes, such as child […]

Dr Aline, an established Senior Healthcare Executive, is specialized in organizational excellence and capacity building. Her expertise and proficiency in analyzing and understanding the foresight of organizations and translating it […]

Ameera Youssef is the Managing Director of Acorn Research Group, an innovative and award-winning International Healthcare Management Consulting Firm. Ameera Youssef is an award-winning serial Entrepreneur and has spent nearly […]

Ana Selak is a 24-year-old nursing professional with a passion for nature, art, and helping others. She is a multi-talented individual with hobbies ranging from drawing, painting, writing, horseback riding, […]

Andreas Dripke acted as Chairman of Business Relations for the Diplomatic Council since the global Think Tank was founded in 2012 and became the Diplomatic Council´s Global Chairman in 2015 […]

Andrew is the Executive Director of NeuroDev, a non-profit providing student well-being programs for secondary schools. His mission is to help young people understand themselves and realize their full potentials. […]

Andy is a senior and seasoned innovative executive with over 30 years of experience as a hands-on lateral thinking CEO coach and leader. A ‘big deal’ business accelerator and thinker, […]

Ann Obieje is a public health specialist with a major in child and adolescent health and over 5 years of experience in working for both international and national non-governmental organizations, […]

I began my professional career several decades ago after completing my university studies at the  Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, the USA in the mid-seventies. That decade witnessed major […]

As the chairman of the General Authority of Healthcare Accreditation and Regulation in Egypt, Dr. Ismail leads Egypt’s strategy in adopting and organizing healthcare for all healthcare facilities and workers. […]

Aya is an investment associate at Delphos International – a Washington DC based investment firm that targets impact investments in emerging and frontier markets. Aya has experience in large infrastructure […]

Baligh is an innovative and creative professional with 20+ years of experience leading and coordinating television production and post-production processes across international news and entertainment agencies. He is experienced working […]

Dr Bassey Enya Bassey is a public health scientist with over 31 years of experience working in the Nigerian public health sector. His area of expertise cuts across, but not […]

Blaine Bartlett consults, advises and coaches globally with leaders, executives, companies, and governments. He is internationally recognized as a leadership development master and through his work has personally delivered programs […]

A senior military leader and former Deloitte Director who is now an independent consultant and executive coach focused on helping clients across the industry spectrum with a particular emphasis on […]

Buck is the Commanding General for IPC Europe, the International Police with the mission to protect and defend human freedoms and individual rights in the legal, legislative and educational arenas […]

Carole S. Guinane, RN BSBA MBA BBSS CPHQ, is the Executive Director for ASC operations at Cedars Sinai. Guinane has extensive experience as the Chief Clinical Officer, Corporate Vice President, Interim President and Vice President levels […]

Catherine Vassiliou is a journalist and TV presenter. Her TV show Libro D Oro on Greek Television aired for 17 years. She has a great passion for human health and […]

Cedi is chair of North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, which serves a population of 350,000 people across the diverse London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey and employs 3,600 staff, […]

Chiraz is Algerian-French, graduated from EM Strasbourg & Georgetown University in France. She has worked and lived in 10 different countries. She founded Pitch World Fast in May 2015, a […]

Christopher is a highly experienced senior executive, with a long-standing successful track record in business generation, management and relationship development across both the UK and Internationally. Being a driven, energetic […]

Christopher Watney is an executive with more than twenty years in senior roles across a broad range of industries. Prior to joining the International Federation of Health Plans (iFHP) as […]

Claire currently serves as Sr. Director of the US Health & Life Sciences department at Microsoft. She works in partnership with US life science companies, pharma, and health organizations to […]

Dr. Claudia Mika is the Founder and CEO of Temos International Healthcare Accreditation, a German-based international accreditation body that was founded in 2010 as a spin-off of a European research […]

David Boucher has worked in healthcare for over 40 years and currently serves as Chief of Service Excellence at the corporate level for Aster DM Healthcare.  In this capacity, he […]

My past 49 years have been devoted to being an entrepreneur. From the early age of 14 with various pioneering ventures and businesses later found me at a crossroads in 1999 when […]

David Jones, BA (Hons) PG Dip, Dip RSA TEFLA An international education and training specialist, David has worked as Director of Studies, Principal, and Marketing Director at various accredited training […]

My name is Dimitris N. Vlachopanos, I’m the CEO – Chief Executive Officer of VK Hospitality Management Ltd, it is an independent international Hospitality Management Company which provides exclusive services […]

As the Chief Government Relations Officer of HHERF, Edi is responsible for building relationships with governments and public sector organizations that can help us achieve our mission of achieving Universal […]

Born in Mozambique, an active member of the Mozambican diaspora in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Eduardo (Ed) is the founder of ESRC Consulting Ltd and HyModa an immersive reality […]

As the Chief Technology Officer of HHERF, Fahad is responsible for leading the organization’s technology strategy and ensuring that our technology platforms and systems support our mission of achieving Universal […]

Fatima Izem is a distinguished leader in the field of healthcare marketing and team management. With over 12 years of experience in offline and online marketing in Europe and the […]

Dr. Fatme Al Anouti is an Associate Professor at Zayed University Department of Natural Science and Public Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE. She served as the Assistant Dean of the College […]

vBoard-certified surgeon, professor and academic medical centre executive with 20+ years of experience successfully leading clinically integrated hospital networks. Leading multiple hospital committees for Quality, Patient Safety and Experience: assuring […]

Prof. Filippo Drago graduated summa cum laude in Medicine from Catania University Medical School, Italy in 1978. He was certified in Psychiatry in 1982 from the University of Catania and […]

Gerry is a former four-term Canadian parliamentarian, an attorney, and a strategic advisor. He is also a director of a Canadian publicly-traded mining company, and a media commentator. Gerry advises […]

Gonçalo Terenas is the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Cultural Promotion Portugal – Senegal and West Africa, and leads the Luso-African multisector consortium, Senegal Business Cluster with […]

Grahame Grieve is a health data scientist with 30 years of experience in healthcare, spanning laboratory science, clinical research, enterprise healthcare system development, national program architecture, data exchange standards development, and open source […]

Conservation Biologist Dr. Guy McPherson is the world’s leading expert on the existential risks of abrupt, irreversible climate change. He has been featured in several documentary films, as well as an […]

Dr. Hamzeh Awad has completed his PhD at the age of 30 from School of Medicine at the University of Munich, Germany with specialty in Public Health Informatics (digital health) […]

Hanne Nuutinen is a Global Business Influencer, Mentor, Advisor, Speaker, Queen of networking and a founder occupying strategic business growth by helping courageous leaders globally to manufacture possibilities in reality […]

After initially working clinically as a nurse Heather had a long and distinguished career at provider, regional and national level in the NHS in England and Scotland. She was latterly […]

Hervé brings more than 25 years of experience in insurance, reinsurance, and professional services, having led and transformed international business across both mature and emerging markets, with a specific focus […]

As the Chief Medical and Research Officer of HHERF, Dr. Ghoniem is a vital member of the HHERF leadership team, responsible for providing medical and scientific expertise to support our […]

Houda is a scientist at heart and founder of Vujà Dé Health, a consultancy that helps life sciences and health organisations achieve better outcomes through better systems. By combining systems […]

Emica Consulting provides strategic advisory, management consultancy services to clients and mentoring/coaching services to executives across the globe. Prior to this Howard most recently drove the strategic development and expansion […]

An MBA from Yale University, USA, Dr. Huz (Huzaifa Khorakiwala) is the Executive Director of Wockhardt Limited and is part of the promoter family of the Wockhardt Group – a […]

Ian Redmond, OBE, our Chief Environmental Officer, is a renowned tropical field biologist and conservationist, known for his work with great apes and elephants. With over 40 years of experience, […]

Ifeanyi Nsofor is a global health thought leader with more than 90 opinion pieces written (33 specifically on COVID-19). He has been interviewed by top news outlets such as BBC, […]

Irina is a Nutritional Neuroscientist and Therapist with a Ph.D. from Cambridge University (UK) and over 20 years of experience in science and health providing services. She created and founded […]

James Cusack joined Autistica in September 2015 as our Director of Science following a career in autism research at the University of Aberdeen. From a young age James has also […]

Jannat is a healthcare marketing strategist with over 12 years of experience working with some of the leading hospitals and clinics across the UAE. She holds a graduate degree in […]

My name is Jeanne Wanyama I was born on the 4th of April 2005 in Nairobi Kenya, I live with my mother in South Africa Gauteng, and I am a […]

As the Chief Innovation Officer of HHERF, John is responsible for driving innovation and creativity in our programs and initiatives. With extensive experience in innovation management and strategy, John is […]

After 20-some years leading humanitarian and post-conflict emergency medical teams in former Yugoslavia, sub Saharan Africa and south Asia, Jonathan felt like he was waking up every day going to […]

Dr. Barcie is an accomplished C-level physician executive with over twenty-five years of US and International healthcare experience, extensive operational, strategic, and M& experience in multi-site healthcare facilities, and a […]

Josina is an advisor & consultant and the first holder of a blockchain Ph.D. in Portugal. Before starting as a technology-based investigator, she worked for over 20 years in the […]

Karin Jay joined Planetree International in June 2011, where she is working to expand the global network of Planetree Affiliates, and provide consultation to key stakeholders on the implementation of […]

Prof. Keita is renowned public health leader with more than 40 years of experience. He was the WHO representative in several African nations including and not limited to Burundi, Algeria, […]

Mr. Ebisawa is a Japanese expert who has been contributing internationally and domestically in healthcare management over the last 18 years. He is currently the Administrator of a 180-bed COVID-19 […]

Ketan is the VP of Commercial Business Operations at Roche Diagnostics. Prior to this role, he was the VP of Roche Information Solutions business focused on harnessing the power of […]

Laila is the founder & CEO of Health Beyond Borders in Dubai. Health Beyond Borders is a bespoke Dubai-based health care advisory firm focused on the following services; Healthcare Strategy […]

Lara Hanna-Wakim is the Former Vice-Director of the Higher Center for Research at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon from 2019-2021. Prior to that, she served as Dean […]

Dr. Lara Macaron Sabbouri is the founder of “Visions” for business development and professional training. She is currently a business consultant and an associate professor of finance at several universities […]

Laurence is a business strategy, marketing, and change management expert who has held senior international responsibilities and led successful transforming growth initiatives with blue-chip corporations, consulting firms, and venture capital-based […]

I was born in Oxford in 1963 and then taken to St. Vincent in the Caribbean, the country and home of my parents till I was 3 years old. I […]

Restrepo is the CEO of Professional Global Outreach whose ethos is  Global economic development through professional and cultural diversity.  She is a partner in RDI Global a Federal Government Research […]

Dr Lisa Simpson has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of AcademyHealth since 2011. A nationally recognized health policy researcher and paediatrician, she is a passionate advocate for the […]

Ambassador Mahendra Singh is a Visionary, Passionate, most Impactful Multifaceted serial DeepTech start-up’s HealthTech Entrepreneur in Digital Health AI Health & Telemedicine Innovator with strong experience of 30 Years in […]

Mamadou Dramé, Ivorian, has 13 years of experience leading digital transformation for organizations in West and Central Africa, predominantly in the Education and Capacity building sector. He had led digital […]

Maria is a physician, specialized in Health Services, Marketing and Management with 18 years of experience. She has had leadership, management, and advisory roles in the pharmaceutical industry, health insurance, […]

Maria is a manifesting visionary aiming to bring emotional education and tools to build communities that promote life quality, support, and growth for individuals to thrive as part of a  […]

María de Los Ángeles is a passionate Health Education Researcher and Associate Professor who has been working in Cuba Villa Clara Medical University for more than 17 years. She has […]

Mr. Mariano Gonzalez is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monferrato Consulting- Spain, a newly formed Healthcare and Human Capital Consultancy firm with the objective of working with organizations to improve […]

Mark Adams is an internationally renowned and respected authority in healthcare management with over 35 years of CEO experience in the UK, USA, and throughout the GCC. Mark Adams is […]

Programme Director with Thornton Riseborough Limited. Delivering leadership of significant and complex projects, change programmes, corporate restructuring and turnaround, programme management for large scale transformation and changefor blue chip organisations […]

Mark trained as a vet at Liverpool University and worked for many years in fish health and disease control, before spending five years traveling extensively and working on rescue and […]

Martin-Green has had an extensive career in NGO development, both in the UK and internationally, and is Chief Executive of Care England, the largest representative body for independent social care […]

Mary Fialkowski has over 25 years of a progressive leadership experience as a health care and medical insurance executive. She is currently Chief Operating Officer for Trustmark Insurance, Small Business […]

As a health policy analyst and strategist, Maryam has proven herself to be a highly agile and innovative expert. Her work and main interest are to help drive health policy […]

Matt is an experienced leader in Human Resources. Matt is originally from Poland living in London for 17 years. Matt has over 14 years of experience in the UK and […]

Dr. Awan is a consultant ophthalmologist with more than35 years of experience, back in year 2003, Dr. Awan decided to dedicate the remaining years of his professional life, full time […]

Doctor Mazin Al-Khabouri is an ENT surgeon from Oman. He graduated from Ain Shams University in Egypt in 1981 and was admitted as Fellow to the Royal College of Surgeons […]

A passionate humanitarian and conservationist, whose vision and past work have culminated in the launch of Vikela.earth, an organization on a mission to drive a new generation of standards in […]

As the Senior Vice President of Australia and New Zealand of HHERF, Michelle is responsible for leading HHERF’s efforts to expand in these regions. With extensive experience in healthcare management […]

Mike Meyer is an entrepreneur, author, health care expert, and founder and host of the CCX Cancer Summit held each year in NYC. He is the President of Meyer Consulting. […]

An eminent leader, Dr. Mohamed H. Sayegh served as the Raja N. Khuri Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Executive Vice President of Medicine and Global Strategy at the […]

Education: MS, CCE, CHC, CHSP-FSM More than 20 Years of Experience in Managing HealthCare Projects and Operations: Construction, Clinical Engineering, Healthcare Facility Management, Environmental Health, and Safety, Fire/Life Safety, Compliance, […]

As the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of HHERF, Dr. Ismail is responsible for managing HHERF’s relationships with key stakeholders in the corporate sector, including partners, investors, and other organizations. With […]

Dr. Jhaveri is the Founder and Executive Director at Music Beats Cancer. She launched Music Beats Cancer to address the “Valley of Death,” the growing gap in funding that constrains […]

As the Chief Financial Officer of HHERF, Nick is responsible for managing all financial operations and ensuring the sustainability and growth of HHERF’s programs and initiatives. With a wealth of […]

Dr. Noor Buchholz was trained in Germany, Switzerland and Australia.  He has worked as a Consultant Urologist in Pakistan and in the Netherlands, and for 14 years in the United […]

As the Chief Public Relations Officer of HHERF, Omid is responsible for managing the organization’s public image and reputation, and for building strong relationships with the media, the public, and […]

Onno is an experienced Senior Researcher with a background in economics (BSc) and epidemiology (master degree). He worked for more than 30 years for Insurance Companies in different roles. He started in the financial department

As the founder and CEO of the Human Health Education and Research Foundation (HHERF), Dr. Salamah leads a global effort to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through multi-sectoral collaboration. He […]

Humanitarian Affairs | Diversity | Inclusion & Women Empowerment Professional who is hardworking and thinks ahead of the curve. Has over 20 years of global experience in providing strategic leadership […]

Patrick Lecoy, our Chief of Partnerships and Funding Officer, plays a vital role in achieving our mission of Universal Health Coverage. He builds strategic partnerships, secures funding, and develops relationships […]

Peter speaks on organizational change management and change leadership. He has a proven track record of complex change and project delivery in multi-disciplinary environments for the world’s largest and most […]

Peter Lachman M.D. MPH. M.B.B.Ch., FRCPCH, FCP (SA), FRCPI was Chief Executive Officer of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) from 1st May 2016 to 30th April 2021. […]

PROFESSOR OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURES, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Internationally awarded global change and biodiversity scientist, filmmaker, public policy and communications strategist and professor, Phoebe Barnard has a fire […]

Mr. Raouf Khalil has 33 years of experience in outpatient health care services. Prior to founding TruDoc 24×7 LLC, Mr. Khalil founded and served as Chairman and CEO of multiple […]

As an awarded and published Fine Art Photographer based in Dubai, my core work plays on contrast to induce a surreal and minimalistic world that surrounds us with a large […]

Rolf Hartung was born in Bonn-Germany.  He started his medical studies in Bordeaux-France in 1973 and graduated in Bonn-Germany in 1979. His internship in Argentina was followed by two years […]

Rosemary Peter is a veterinarian with over 20 years of experience in clinical research and development. Her expertise spans veterinary medicine, public health, and the development of pharmaceuticals, anti-parasiticides, and […]

Dr. Saima Salahuddin has more than 10 years experience as a General Practitioner and Family Medicine Consultant. She worked in the NHS in UK as well as several private practices […]

Dr. Salama has more than 25 years drug discovery experience across several disciplines including the discovery and development of new antibacterial and antifungal agents. In addition to being the Chief […]

Dr. Senait Beyene is Senior Adviser to the Minister, at Ministry of Health- Ethiopia and President of Ethiopian Medical Women Association (EMeWA). Before her current role, she has served as […]

Mr. Jain has over 20 years of experience in investment analysis and valuation of listed and unlisted stocks in various countries across MENA, Turkey and India. He is heading Global’s […]

Prof. Sherif Elbarrad is the Associate Dean at the School of Business, MacEwan University. He was previously the chair of the Accounting & Finance Department – BCOM program. He has been […]

Sherihane Bensemmane currently works at the Belgian Institute for Health as a Public Health Researcher. She holds master’s degrees in neuroscience, public health, and political science. She has extensive experience […]

In his films, music videos, and new media projects, Dutch native Sil van der Woerd combines exotic locations, stunning cinematography, and visual effects to tell heartfelt stories about ecological and […]

Stephanie Mercado is a leader in healthcare association management and advancing healthcare professions. Since joining NAHQ in December 2013, CPHQ certification candidates have grown by over 95% in the last six […]

Stephen Albert Johnston is the inventor of Calviri’s central technologies. In addition to Calviri, he has been a founder of Eliance, Inc. (Macrogenics), Synbody Biotechnology, and HealthTell (iCx), Inc. He […]

Born and raised in Wallasey, Merseyside. Educated at Wallasey Grammar School (1959/65) After leaving school in 1965, joined Martins Bank (taken over by Barclays in 1968) and then moved in […]

Stephen Kevin Smith is an academic and health executive who led the creation of the United Kingdom’s first Academic Health Science Centre at Imperial College London.Previously, Professor Smith was Principal […]

Dr. Sven Rohte is a Partner in Accrescence Consulting LLC. Prior to this, he was the Chief Commercial Officer at Daman Health Insurance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A […]

Everyone knows me as Taeia, pronounced (Tay Ya). I realized when I was living abroad for 4 years that my personality attracted people and friends and I was very quick […]

My name is Tatyana Caidheann. I am a teacher (delivery of information) and educator (drawing out the ‘genius’ of a student) with a background in Classics. I highlight these distinctions […]

Tayyab Rashid, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical and school psychologist and works at the Health & Wellness Centre, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). For more than 15 years, using a […]

Theodora Skoura Dr. is an expert in the health field. Strong community and for-profit consultant professional with postgraduate studies in European/International policies and public health topics. Skilled in Nonprofit Organisations, […]

Thi Thai Hang Nguyen is the heart and the soul of the Diplomatic Council. She was born in Vietnam and spent her early childhood there. At the tender age of […]

As the Chief of Staff of HHERF, Thomas is a key member of the HHERF leadership team, responsible for providing high-level strategic and operational support to the CEO and the […]

Virginia Simpson is a highly experienced Marketing and Growth Professional specializing in HealthTech Start-Ups, Social Enterprises, and Nonprofits in the UK, EU, and Southern Africa. Virginia has an international Innovation […]

As the Chief Marketing Officer of HHERF, Waleed is responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies that support our mission of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). With extensive experience in […]

Dr Walid Zaher is the Chief Executive Officer at IROS and also the Chief Research Officer at G42 Healthcare. He has been the Vaccine project Lead including Phase-III clinical trials […]

Yasmine Sherif is the Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) established at the World Humanitarian Summit. A Swedish national, Ms. Sherif is a lawyer specialized in international humanitarian, human rights, […]

Dr. Yasser Farahat currently serves as Professor of Urology at Tanta University, Egypt, a Clinical Tutor at Edinburg University, UK, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, UK. […]