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Advisory Work

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Overview

My advisory work focuses on decisions where systems, partnerships, and delivery need to align.

I have contributed to work across health systems, digital platforms, and multi-stakeholder partnerships, particularly where scale, sustainability, and public-sector integration are central. These engagements focus on direction, governance, and alignment—clarifying priorities, managing risk, and structuring partnerships that hold over time.

My role sits upstream of execution: assessing feasibility, identifying trade-offs, and ensuring decisions are grounded in context and long-term outcomes.

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Selected Work

I work across governments, funders, and operators to shape how priorities are defined, funded, and carried into execution.

Institutional Advisory

  • Advised on partnership and funding direction as institutions repositioned within a tightening and shifting global funding landscape
  • Shaped how capital and partnerships are structured, including diversification into private and non-traditional funding sources
  • Supported decisions on what to pursue, prioritise, and fund, including consortium strategy and proposal focus across multi-country portfolios
  • Led alignment across partnerships, programs, and finance to strengthen execution, accountability, and delivery at scale
  • Shaped how convening and external engagement translate into real opportunities, not just visibility

Beyond Institutional Roles

  • Advised on growth, market entry, and investor access for health and digital ventures
  • Shaped strategic direction at board level for a digital innovation company
  • Supported financing and partnership decisions with global funders, including the Gates Foundation
  • Led significant funding mobilisation and partnership design for primary healthcare infrastructure
  • Supported infrastructure investment decisions for primary healthcare expansion across multiple facilities
  • Supported regulatory and executive decisions in telecoms and banking through high-level engagement

For strategic advisory, speaking, and moderated engagements.

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