Meet our team
MARTIN EDLUND
Executive Director
Health Finance Coalition
Martin is the Executive Director of the Health Finance Coalition and Chief Executive Officer of Malaria No More (MNM), where he leads strategies to mobilize global resources from donor governments, DFIs, foundations, and private investors for health innovations and impact in Africa and India. He is a graduate of Harvard University.
COLLEEN CONNELL
Managing Director
Health Finance Coalition
Colleen Connell is the Managing Director for the Health Finance Coalition, hosted by Malaria No More. From 2018-2020, Colleen was the Chief Markets Officer, then Sr. Advisor for Business Development and Investments at MedAccess, where she helped design and build an investment pipeline and stand-up the organization. She also worked for more than 11 years with the Clinton Health Access Initiative. Colleen holds a B.S. from Fordham University and an MBA from Yale University.
ALEX HONJIYO
Deputy Director
Health Finance Coalition
Alex is the Deputy Director of the Health Finance Coalition, hosted by Malaria No More. Prior to joining MNM, he helped launch the social impact bond team at the Inter-American Development Bank. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgetown University.
SWATHI RAO, CFA
Senior Manager
Health Finance Coalition
Swathi has executed private market transactions in a variety of sectors, a wide array of financial instruments, and completed to/on behalf of both trade and institutional investors. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University, is a CFA Charter holder, a fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
RONALD WAKHU
Senior Associate
Health Finance Coalition
Ronald is a Senior Associate at the Health Finance Coalition. Prior to joining the Health Finance Coalition, he was an investment analyst at Kibo Capital Partners, an Africa – focused Private Equity Fund. He began his career in impact investing at AHL Venture Partners. Ronald holds a B.S in Financial Economics from Strathmore University.
STEPHANIE ONCHWATI
Senior Associate
Health Finance Coalition
Stephanie is a Senior Associate, Climate Health Incubator. Prior to joining the Health Finance Coalition, she was a Project Leader at Open Capital Advisors, an Africa-based management consulting and financial advisory firm. Stephanie started her career in investment and economic analysis. She got her MSc. Finance, Investment and Risk from the University of Kent and her Bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance from Kenyatta University.
AMB. JOHN SIMON
Managing Partner
Total Impact Capital
Amb. Simon is a Founder and Managing Partner of Total Impact Capital, an impact investing firm and served as Vice Chair of the Global Fund. Previously, Amb. Simon held several posts in the U.S. federal government, including U.S. Ambassador to the African Union and the Executive Vice President of OPIC. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a Master’s Degree from Harvard University.
OLIVER SABOT
Sr. Advisor
MCJ Amelior Foundation
Oliver is a serial social entrepreneur and experienced executive currently serving as Senior Advisor at the MCJ Amelior Foundation. In this role, he supports a range of CEOs and entrepreneurs to rapidly grow their organizations. Sabot earlier served as the Exec. Vice President for Global Programs at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI).
DR. WILMOT ALLEN
Deal Construction
Health Finance Coalition
Wilmot has over 20 years of experience in deal construction as a private equity and VC investor, M&A and IPO and Private Placements investment banker, and transaction advisor. He is a former consultant to the Africa CDC and has experience in genomics, drug discovery and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Wilmot has degrees from Georgetown, Wharton and Harvard.
PARTNER ORGANIZATION | TRANSFORM HEALTH FUND
AFRICINVEST
AfricInvest is a leading private equity, private debt, and impact investment firm Africa, founded in 1994 and based in Tunis, Tunisia. With 27 years of consistent performance and unparalleled coverage of Africa, AfricInvest has invested in 175 companies, with +100 exits, across 28 African countries.
COALITION HOST AND COORDINATOR
STEERING GROUP PARTNERS
ALEX SIEGEL
Investment Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
MIKE MULDOON
Managing Director
Innovative Finance
The Rockefeller Foundation
SNEHA KANNEGANTI
Private Sector Lead
The Global Financing Facility at The World Bank
JOHN FAIRHURST
Head of Private Sector Engagement
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
SUPROTIK BASU
Senior Advisor
Wesray Social Investments
PETER SINGER
Special Advisor to the
Director General
World Health Organization
JAN-WILLEM SCHEIJGROND
Global Head of Government and Public Affairs
Royal Philips
BEN PYNE
Principal, Portfolio & Investments
Skoll Foundation
AMY LIN
Acting Director, Center for Innovation and Impact
Agency for International Development
