Meet the teams and individuals at the Institute of Global Health Innovation:
- Senior Leadership Team
- Centre Directors
- Centre staff
- IGHI professional services staff
- IGHI Education Team
- Our affiliates
Senior Leadership Team
Professor the Lord Ara Darzi
Professor the Lord Ara Darzi
Co-director, Institute of Global Health Innovation
Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Co-Director, Hamlyn Centre
Amish Acharya
Amish Acharya
Scientific Advisor to Professor Darzi
Marianne Knight
Marianne Knight
Director of Operations, Hamlyn Centre
Dr Leila Shepherd
Dr Leila Shepherd
Managing Director, Helix Centre
Rachel Davies
Rachel Davies
Prof Darzi’s Chief of Staff
Dr Steve McAteer
Dr Steve McAteer
Director of Operations and Global Health, Institute of Global Health Innovation
Simon Dryden
Simon Dryden
Scientific Advisor to Professor Darzi

Centre Directors
Professor Bryony Dean Franklin
Professor Bryony Dean Franklin
Co-director: NIHR NWL PSRC
Professor The Lord Ara Darzi
Professor The Lord Ara Darzi
Co-director: Centre for Health Policy, Hamlyn Centre, Helix Centre
Christoph Lindner
Christoph Lindner
Co-director: Helix Centre
Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Co-director: Hamlyn Centre
Professor Kath Maitland
Professor Kath Maitland
Director, Centre for African Research and Engagement (ICCARE)

Centre staff

Centre for Health Policy
View our CHP staff
Hamlyn Centre
View our Hamlyn Centre staff
Helix Centre
View our Helix team
NIHR North West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration
View our PSRC staff
Climate Cares Centre
View our Climate Cares team
Fleming Initiative
See our Fleming Initiative team

IGHI professional services staff
Ines Baptista
Ines Baptista
Research Manager
Elenko Anastasov
Elenko Anastasov
IGHI Finance Operations Manager
Sophie Sykes
Sophie Sykes
Finance Operations Officer
Anna Lawrence-Jones
Anna Lawrence-Jones
Public Involvement Lead (on maternity leave)
Jodie Chan
Jodie Chan
Public Involvement Officer
Waheeda Zafar
Waheeda Zafar
Operations Officer
Emma Parnham
Emma Parnham
Centre Manager NWL PSRC
Erin Walker
Erin Walker
Public Involvement Lead
Wiktoria Tunska
Wiktoria Tunska
Communications and Events Officer

IGHI Education Team
Jennifer Bennett
Jennifer Bennett
Programme Coordinator for the Digital Health Leadership Programme
Ivan Cheung
Ivan Cheung
Senior Programme Manager
Christa Hansen
Christa Hansen
Teaching Fellow
Joe Kerr
Joe Kerr
Teaching Fellow
Jason Lawson
Jason Lawson
Teaching Fellow
Julien le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Julien le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Teaching Fellow
Annie McKirdy
Annie McKirdy
Senior Teaching Fellow
Kenny Oniti
Kenny Oniti
Senior Teaching Fellow
Toni Page
Toni Page
Senior Teaching Fellow
Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins
Senior Postgraduate Administrator: Health Policy
Juliette van Wessem
Juliette van Wessem
Head of Programmes

Our affiliates
Forming effective collaborations is important to IGHI. By working in partnership with leaders in their fields, IGHI can make better-informed decisions and obtain a broader understanding of the issues facing global health today.
Our Visiting Professors are listed here.