Board of Directors

Sandro Galea - Board Chair

Sandro Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health. He previously held academic and leadership positions at Columbia University, the University of Michigan, and the New York Academy of Medicine. Sandro has published extensively in peer-reviewed literature and is a regular contributor to a range of public media about the social causes of health, mental health, and the consequences of trauma. He is one of the most widely cited scholars in the social sciences. Sandro is the chair of the Boston Public Health Commission Board of Health, past chair of the board of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, and past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. He is an elected National Academy of Medicine member and has received several lifetime achievement awards. Sandro holds an MD from the University of Toronto, graduate degrees from Harvard and Columbia Universities, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow.

Sandro

Sandro Galea

JSI Board Chair
Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor
Boston University School of Public Health

Hafiz Adamjee

Hafiz Adamjee, retired, was previously an executive at Novartis, a leading multinational pharmaceuticals company. In his 17 years in the pharmaceuticals industry, he held a range of senior global roles including in finance, strategic sourcing, ethics and compliance, supply chain management, and manufacturing in the U.S. and Switzerland. Prior to Novartis, Hafiz was a partner at a leading global management consulting firm, focusing on core strategy, innovation, and change management (the latter two for which he received corporate awards). He has an MSc from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BSc in electrical engineering from Brown University. Hafiz chairs JSI’s Board Finance and Audit Committee.

Hafiz Adamjee

Head of Compliance (retired)
Novartis

Margaret Crotty

Margaret Crotty joined JSI as president and CEO in 2022, having served in executive roles in education, public health, and technology in both the public and private sectors. Previously, she served as the CEO of Partnership with Children, a major New York-based provider of community health services and mental health programs. Earlier in her career, Margaret launched and led Save the Children’s flagship $2 billion initiative to reduce global child mortality; served as CEO of AFS-USA Intercultural Programs; and held senior roles at EF Education in Jakarta, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Paris. She has lived in Indonesia twice, with McKinsey & Co. and Save the Children. Margaret is the chair of the board of Northwell Health and a trustee of several other education and public health organizations. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MPH from Columbia University, and a BA from Princeton University.

Margaret Crotty

President and CEO
JSI

Abdourahmane Diallo

Abdourahmane Diallo is the World Health Organization’s Representative to Kenya. Preceding this role, he was the chief executive officer of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria (Rollback Malaria) in Geneva. Before that, Abdourahmane served as Minister of Health of the Republic of Guinea. Abdourahmane has also worked with JSI in various capacities (senior technical advisor, country director, global technical director of health and supply chains systems strengthening) on the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT and SCMS. He has helped develop health and supply chain systems in many African, Caribbean, and Asian countries. Abdourahmane is an MD and earned an MPH in international public health from Johns Hopkins University.

Abdourahmane Diallo

WHO Representative to Kenya
World Health Organization

Kulleni Gebreyes

Kulleni Gebreyes is a physician executive who leads tech-enabled, digital transformation for life sciences and health care organizations. As a purpose-driven business leader, she has developed and implemented strategies for population health management and value-based care that are centered on whole-person care. Kulleni is a champion of health equity and an active advocate for vulnerable and underserved communities. She is a well-published thought leader and national spokesperson for aligning business success with better health for all. Kulleni holds an MD from Harvard Medical School and an MBA from Johns Hopkins.

Kulleni Gebreyes

U.S. Chief Health Equity Officer
Deloitte

Topsy Kola-Oyeneyin

Topsy Kola-Oyeneyin is a systems change leader and transformation expert who has over 20 years of global experience enabling Fortune 500 and government leaders to execute ambitious growth programs. She leads Augmentum, Independent Investors & Value Creation Partners, where she facilitates capital injection for high-growth businesses and partners with them to maximize value creation through business restructuring, business model innovation, and digital transformation. Previously, Topsy was a partner at McKinsey & Company for several years and served as the inaugural co-lead of its payment practice for Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She has also held various executive roles in the financial services sector, including leading the design and implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s payments transformation program ‘Cashless Lagos.’ Topsy is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Topsy Kola-Oyeneyin

Partner
Augmentum

Nneka Mobisson

Nneka Mobisson is a leader in quality improvement and population health management. An expert in the intersection of technology and wellness, she brings a wealth of experience in digital health, underscored by a specialized focus on artificial intelligence. A pediatrician by training, Nneka was previously the executive director for Africa at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, a leading global health organization focused on health care quality where she still serves as a faculty advisor. She also worked for the Connecticut Hospital Association and McKinsey & Company. Nneka is co-founder and CEO of mDoc, a social enterprise that integrates proven methodologies in quality improvement and behavioral science with technology to optimize the self-care experience for people living with chronic health needs. She is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Nneka Mobisson

Co-founder and CEO
mDoc

Alina Rocha Menocal

Alina Rocha Menocal is an expert at bridging the divide between research and policy, particularly in the realm of governance, from a political economy perspective. Her work contributes to more informed and effective engagement strategies among international development stakeholders, with a focus on governance and institutional transformation, state and peace building, conflict dynamics, political settlements, anti-corruption initiatives, democratization, and political economy analysis. Alina is the director of the Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice, which is hosted at the University of Birmingham. She is also senior research associate in politics and governance at ODI and principal at the Policy Practice. Originally from Mexico, Alina is based in London, England.

Alina Rocha Menocal

Director
Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice

Michael Useem

Michael Useem is faculty director of the Leadership Center and McNulty Leadership Program and William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management Emeritus at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author or co-author of Boards That Lead, Investor Capitalism, The Leadership Moment, The Edge: How Ten CEOs Learned to Lead, and The Leader’s Checklist. Michael’s university teaching includes courses on management and leadership, and he offers programs on leadership and governance for managers in the U.S. and abroad.

Michael Useem

Faculty Director
McNulty Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

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