Our people

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

IGHI Co-Director Prof Ara Darzi, with hand on chin

Professor the Lord Ara Darzi
Co-director, Institute of Global Health Innovation

Professor David Nabarro

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Professor David Nabarro
Co-director, Institute of Global Health Innovation

Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena

Professor of Medical Robotics, Ferdinando Rodriguez Baena, in lab coat

Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Co-Director, Hamlyn Centre

Amish Acharya

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Amish Acharya
Scientific Advisor to Professor Darzi

Gianluca Fontana

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Gianluca Fontana
Deputy Director, Institute of Global Health Innovation

Peter Howitt

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Peter Howitt
Managing Director, Centre for Health Policy

Marianne Knight

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Marianne Knight
Director of Operations, Hamlyn Centre

Dr Leila Shepherd

IGHI's Dr Leila Shepherd, Managing Director, Helix Centre, outside, facing camera

Dr Leila Shepherd
Managing Director, Helix Centre

Rachel Davies

Prof Lord Ara Darzi Chief of Staff (IGHI)

Rachel Davies
Prof Darzi’s Chief of Staff

Dr Steve McAteer

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Dr Steve McAteer
Director of Operations and Global Health, Institute of Global Health Innovation

Jessica Prestt

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Jessica Prestt
Director of Development and Delivery, IGHI Education

Simon Dryden

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Simon Dryden
Scientific Advisor to Professor Darzi

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Centre Directors

Professor Bryony Dean Franklin

Professor Bryony Dean Franklin

Professor Bryony Dean Franklin
Co-director: NIHR NWL PSRC

Professor The Lord Ara Darzi

Ara Darzi

Professor The Lord Ara Darzi
Co-director: Centre for Health Policy, Hamlyn Centre, Helix Centre

Professor Elias Mossialos

Professor Elias Mossialos

Professor Elias Mossialos
Co-director: Centre for Health Policy

Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena

Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena

Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Co-director: Hamlyn Centre

Dr Paul Thompson

Dr Paul Thompson

Dr Paul Thompson
Co-director: Helix Centre

Professor Kath Maitland

Professor Kath Maitland

Professor Kath Maitland
Director, Centre for African Research and Engagement (ICCARE)

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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

 

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IGHI professional services staff

Ines Baptista

Ines Baptista

Ines Baptista
Research Manager

Sophie Pieters

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Sophie Pieters
Operations Officer

Sophie Sykes

Sophie Sykes

Sophie Sykes
Operations Officer

Victoria Murphy

Victoria Murphy - Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager

Victoria Murphy
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager

Dr Laura-Maria Horga

Dr Laura-Maria Horga - Communications and Events Officer IGHI

Dr Laura-Maria Horga
Communications and Events Officer

Jack Cooper

Jack Cooper

Jack Cooper
Communications and Events Officer (Fleming Initiative)

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IGHI Education Team

Hadi Alagha

Hadi Alagha

Hadi Alagha
Senior Teaching Fellow in Patient Safety and Health Policy

Louie Alvarado

Louie Alvarado

Louie Alvarado
Assistant Teaching Fellow: PGDip

Jennifer Bennett

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Jennifer Bennett
Programme Coordinator for the Digital Health Leadership Programme

Colin D Bicknell

Colin D Bicknell

Colin D Bicknell
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Co-director of MSc Health Policy

Ivan Cheung

Ivan Cheung

Ivan Cheung
Senior Programme Manager: Digital Health Leadership/Digital Maternity Leadership

Emmanuelle Dirix

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Emmanuelle Dirix
Senior Teaching Fellow in Patient Safety and Health Policy

Gianluca Fontana

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Gianluca Fontana
Deputy Director, Institute of Global Health Innovation

Christa Hansen

Christa Hansen

Christa Hansen
Teaching Fellow: PGDip

Joseph Kerr

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Joseph Kerr
Teaching Fellow

Jason Lawson

Jason Lawson

Jason Lawson
Teaching Fellow

Erik Mayer

Erik Mayer

Erik Mayer
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Co-director of MSc Health Policy

Julien le Jeune d'Allegeershecque

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Julien le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Teaching Fellow

Annie McKirdy

Annie McKirdy

Annie McKirdy
Teaching Fellow

Jason Murray

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Jason Murray
Programme Lead: Patient Safety & Health Policy

Kenny Oniti

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Kenny Oniti
Senior Teaching Fellow: MSc

Tom O'Rourke

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Tom O'Rourke
Administrator: Digital Maternity Leadership

Toni Page

Toni Page

Toni Page
Senior Teaching Fellow in Digital Health Leadership/Digital Maternity Leadership

Melanie Perkins

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Melanie Perkins
Senior Postgraduate Administrator: Health Policy

Jessica Prestt

IGHI's Jessica Prestt looks at camera in profile photo.

Jessica Prestt
Director of Development and Delivery, IGHI Education

Juliette van Wessem

Juliette van Wessem
Programme Lead: Digital Health Leadership/Digital Maternity Leadership

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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.

Advisory Board