The Pandemic Fund

Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri, a former Minister of Finance of Indonesia and former Chairman of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board. He currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Pandemic Fund. 

Dr. Basri is now the Chairman of the PT Bank Mandiri tbk. and also Chairman of the PT XL-Axiata tbk. 

He is also a member of numerous International Advisory councils including the World Bank Advisory Council on Gender and Development, the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance for COP27 and 28, and the Climate Overshoot Comission. He also sits on the Governing Board of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. 

In addition to his various leadership positions, Dr Basri teaches at the Department of Economics University of Indonesia and co-founded CReco Research, an economic consulting firm based in Jakarta. 

Dr. Basri was Ash Centre Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School (2015- 2016), Pacific Leadership Fellow at the Centre on Global Transformation, University of California at San Diego (2016), NTUC Professor of International Economic Relation, RSIS, NTU, Singapore (2016) and Thee Kian Wie Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Australian National University (2016- 2017).

His expertise is International Trade, Macroeconomics and Political Economy. He is the author of a number of papers in international journals and actively writes for various leading newspaper and magazines in Indonesia.

Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana is the Minister of Health of Rwanda since November 2022. He previously served as Director General of the University Teaching Hospital of Butare and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre.

He holds extensive experience in infectious disease and non-communicable diseases programs design, strategic planning and implementation science. 

Dr. Sabin holds a Medical Degree (MD) and a master’s degree in clinical Epidemiology from the University of Rwanda; a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Dr. Sabin served as Principal Investigator for several large research projects, including clinical trials in Rwanda and multi-country research collaborations. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburg and African Scientific Institute.

He serves as adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Health Delivery at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) and Teaches Clinical Epidemiology and research methodology at the University of Rwanda.

Dr. John N. Nkengasong is an Ambassador at Large and serves as the U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy. In this role, Dr. Nkengasong oversees the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – PEPFAR; which is the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history, prevent millions of HIV infections, save lives, and make progress toward ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Previously, Dr. Nkengasong served as the first director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Through his leadership, a framework for transforming Africa CDC into a full autonomous health agency of the Africa Union was established. As Africa CDC director, Dr. Nkengasong also led the COVID-19 response in Africa, coordinating with heads of state and governments across the continent, among other achievements to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, he helped secure 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines at the height of vaccine scarcity. During his tenure, he was appointed as one of the World Health Organization’s special envoys on COVID-19 preparedness and response. Dr. Nkengasong also served as acting deputy principal director of the Center for Global Health, as well as the Division of Global HIV and TB’s chief of the International Laboratory Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As a world-renowned public health leader, Dr. Nkengasong’s contributions to global health have been recognized by numerous prestigious awards and honors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award; Time Magazine, 2021 Time 100 List of Most Influential People; Fortune magazine, 2021 World’s 50 Greatest Leaders; Bloomberg, 2021 Bloomberg 50 Influential People; and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shepard Award and William Watson Medal of Excellence. Last year, he was invited to join the National Academy of Medicine and he became the first laureate of the Virchow Prize for Global Health. In 2023, he received the African of the Year Award from All Africa Business Leaders Award in partnership with CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa. Dr. Nkengasong also holds the rare honor of being knighted by the governments of Sénégal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon.

Mr. Seychell is a graduate in chemistry and pharmaceutical technology. He occupied the post of Head of Directorate for Foodstuffs and Chemicals at the Malta Standards Authority between 2001 and 2006, and that of Director of Environment Protection at the Malta Environment and Planning Authority between 2006 and 2011.

He was appointed Deputy Director General for Health and Consumers at the European Commission in March 2011. Between 2014 and 2020 he was Deputy Director-General for Health in the Health and Food Safety Directorate-General (SANTE), responsible for directorates dealing with public health and health systems and products, covering a number of policy areas including health security, health systems, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, tobacco control and digital health. He also represented the Commission on the Management Board of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) between 2011 and 2020.

He was appointed Deputy Director General responsible for Directorates G & R (Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace (G), and Resources (R) in DG INTPA in June 2020.

Currently Director in the International Financial Relations Department at the Italian Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance, in charge of global public goods and innovative financing (AMCs and IFFIm). 

In her career at the Ministry she has held various other positions, working on Multilateral Development Banks, IMF and G7-G20 issues. 

She has a long experience in multilateral development cooperation and International Financial Institutions, having served in some of their Executive Boards, including the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. She is currently representing Italy in the Boards of the Gavi Alliance and the Pandemic Fund.

She has an academic background in political science and international law.

Syarifah Liza Munira is a health economist currently serving as the Director General, Health Policy Agency at the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia. Her interest and expertise spans across a range of public health issues including global health systems, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, tobacco control, behavioral economics, and innovative financing.

Prior to her current role, Liza was a Research Fellow in Health Economics at the Australian National University (ANU) and Economics Lecturer at the University of Indonesia (UI) where she was the Program Director for the Master of Population and Employment Economics Study.

With over two decades of experience in policy development and research, Liza worked in both public and private institutions both at the national and international level. These include the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. 

At the Global Fund, her work focused on resource mobilization and innovative financing. During this time, she was responsible for countries such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru and Kenya and played a significant role in setting the first ever trilateral debt swap agreement for public health between Germany, Indonesia and the Global Fund. She also had a short stint in the private sector, where she established and led the Government Affairs Department at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals in Indonesia.

Liza Munira has an Economics and Public Policy background and earned her Doctorate degree from ANU, a Master in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore, and a Bachelor degree in Economics from Universitas Indonesia.

Kristen Chenier is the Director of Policy, Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Preparedness within Global Affairs Canada’s Health and Nutrition Bureau. She leads Global Affairs’ policy engagement in global health fora including the WHO, G20, and G7 and is responsible for GAC’s investments and engagement in combatting infectious diseases, as well as pandemic preparedness. 

She joined the Government of Canada via the Canadian International Development Agency in 1999 and has worked in various roles in multilateral affairs and international assistance, including as Head of Cooperation in Jordan (2009–2012), as Chief of Operations in Mozambique (2009–2012), and Health Counsellor at Canada’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva (2016–2021). She also spent over a decade on humanitarian policy issues and response, managing Canada’s responses to a wide variety of protracted crises and disasters, and working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Bangladesh.  She has degrees in Political Science and International Development from the University of McGill and Ottawa.  

Jiyoung Choi, Deputy Director General of the International Finance Bureau, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), Republic of Korea, assumed the current position in July 2024. Prior to this role, she served as the Head of the Planning and Management Team at the Secretariat of the National Economic Advisory Council (April 2023 - July 2024). Her previous roles within MOEF include Director positions in the International Economic Policy Division (2021-2022), International Economic Cooperation Division (2020-2021), Development Finance Cooperation Division (2019-2020), International Monetary System Division (2018-2019), International Financial Institutions Division (2017-2018), and Trade Policy Coordination Division (2016-2017). She also headed the International Monetary Fund Team (2015-2016). Earlier in her career, she served as Principal Research Economist at the African Development Bank (2010-2012) and as Executive Director of the G20 Research Department at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (2013-2015).

She holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University (2009), an MA in Public Administration from Seoul National University (2000), and a BA in Sociology from Seoul National University (1998). She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). 

Anne-Claire AMPROU is the French Ambassador for Global Health and, since April 2022, the French negotiator of the international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.

After starting her career as a hospital director, she joined the Inspectorate-General of Social Affairs. She was a member of the Ebola task force and then Deputy Director General for Health at the French Ministry of Solidarity and Health. Before coordinating the French response to the Covid-19 crisis in 2021, she was Chief General Manager of Universcience, a cultural and scientific institute.

Anne-Claire AMPROU est l’Ambassadrice française en charge des questions de santé mondiale et, depuis avril 2022, la négociatrice pour la France de l’accord international sur la prévention, la préparation et la riposte face aux pandémies.

Après avoir commencé sa carrière comme Directrice d’hôpital, elle a rejoint l’Inspection générale des affaires sociales. Elle a été membre de la task force Ebola et a été ensuite Directrice générale adjointe de la santé au Ministère des solidarités et de la santé. Elle a coordonné la réponse à la crise de la Covid-19 en 2021 après avoir dirigé Universcience, établissement culturel et scientifique.

Mr. Bo Zhang is Deputy Director General of the Center for Evaluation of the World Bank Loan Projects, Ministry of Finance of China since his appointment in July 2021.From 2016 to 2021, he successively served as director in the General Office and the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance. He transferred to the General Office of the National Council for Social Security Fund and served as director during 2017 and 2019. 

He holds a Ph.D in Finance from Renmin University of China.

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Mai Farid is the Acting CEO of the Universal Health Insurance Authority, and the Associate Minister of Finance for Economic Justice. She also acts the Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS) Project Management Unit Manager where she leads the UHIS projects with the development partners. She is also assigned as Subject Matter Expert for Social Protection, and for Universal Health Insurance. Ms. Mai is responsible for developing a strategic framework for the Social Protection and Subsidy reform programs that ensure the social and financial impact of implementing these policies. She has been a key actor in many studies that aim to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of social spending and analyze how social protection programs contribute to alleviating poverty and reducing inequality. She is also a member in many technical committees that are responsible for putting the roadmap for the social protection system in Egypt and for suggesting exceptional safety net packages in times of crises. Ms. Mai is one of the main actors in the UHIS as she was a member of the National Committee for drafting the UHIS Law along with her responsibility for the actuarial study that evaluates and ensures the financial sustainability of the system. She has been a member in many of the technical committees responsible for the strategic and executive implementation of the UHIS. 

Ms. Farid holds a M.Sc. Degree in Applied Actuarial Science (Kent University, UK) and prior to joining the government she has worked in the private insurance sector and taught Insurance and Statistics at the American University in Cairo

The Honourable Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Health has been practicing medicine in Guyana since 1993.  In addition to being in clinical practice over the years, Minister Anthony taught at the University of Guyana as an adjunct professor in Public Health and consulted for several organisations in this field. From 2006 to 2015, he served the people of Guyana as the Minister of Culture Youth and Sports, and as the shadow Minister of Health from 2015 to 2019.  

He also served in various capacities, including as the Executive Director of the Health Sector Development Unit, Member of the Guyana Medical Council, Member of the Constitution Reform Commission, Member of the University of Guyana Council, Vice-Chair of the Ethnic Relations Commission, among others.   He currently serves as a member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, Chair of the Guyana Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism, the Caribbean representative on the UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board, and member of the Pandemic Fund Board.

Syed Moazzam Ali is a civil servant in the Government of Pakistan and has 30 years of professional experience at the Federal level. Presently he is working as Additional Secretary, Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination and is dealing with policy, development, administrative and financial matters of the Ministry besides coordination with development partners for implementation of international commitments in health sector. 

Before joining Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, he has held other important positions in the Government of Pakistan as Secretary, Benazir Income Support Porgramme (BISP), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Senior Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office as well as Director General, President’s Secretariat. He holds a Master’s degree in Poverty Reduction & Development Management from University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

SECRETARY RALPH GONZALEZ RECTO DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Ralph Gonzalez Recto is the current Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) and Member of the Monetary Board, the highest policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), representing the government. 

Immediately prior to Secretary Recto’s appointment, he served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress, representing the 6th District of Batangas. His extensive political career includes three terms in the Senate from 2001 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2022, where he held key positions such as Senate President Pro Tempore (16th to 18th Congresses), Senate Minority Leader (17th Congress), and Chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means (12th, 13th, and 15th Congresses). He started his political career as Representative of the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. 

Known for his sound judgment and mathematical prowess, Recto is regarded by his peers in the legislature as the “resident numbers genius.” As a seasoned legislator, he pursued key tax measures and economic reforms aimed at addressing the cost of living, generating meaningful employment, and expanding the country’s fiscal space. 

Among the major laws he principally authored/sponsored were the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act; the Universal Healthcare Act; the Rice Tariffication Act; the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018; the General Tax Amnesty; the Rationalization of Excise Tax on Automobiles; and the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act. 

Recto is also known for his steadfast leadership, particularly his decisive actions during crises. With world markets reeling from the global financial crisis in 2008, he accepted the call to serve as Socioeconomic Planning Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). 

As NEDA chief, he led the crafting and monitoring the government’s Economic Resiliency Plan (ERP). To protect the gains from the ERP and prepare the country for a strong resurgence, he introduced the Reloading Economic Acceleration Plan (REAP). 

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, Recto co-authored the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act and the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, as well as initiated budget priorities that were necessary not only to stop the spread of the virus but also to accelerate economic recovery. Budget allocation was provided for social amelioration programs to alleviate the plight of those whose livelihoods were affected by the lockdowns. 

He also co-authored measures that effectively cushioned the impact of the pandemic-induced economic downturn, such as the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act and the landmark Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act. 

Recto holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce majoring in Business Management from the De La Salle University in Manila. He also earned masteral units in Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific, and in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines. Additionally, he completed a Leadership Course at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. 

As Secretary of Finance, Recto aims to bring to life the President’s vision of a Bagong Pilipinas – one that is marked by genuine social and economic transformation felt by every Filipino. His key priorities include curbing inflation decisively, securing a reliable flow of revenues to fund the government’s social and infrastructure programs, optimizing tax administration efficiency, ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability, acting swiftly on investments, and driving more initiatives to boost the economy as well as broaden the country’s tax base. Secretary Recto, in his valedictory speech when he left the Senate in 2007, expressed that his destiny to serve the people might be in another capacity, and this is one such role, to be in a place surrounded by numbers and technocrats who roll out real and tangible opportunities for the people.

Prof. Claude Mambo MUVUNYI is the Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre. He has more than 10 years of technical, managerial, and strategic experience and expertise in the field of clinical and public laboratory medicine with special focus on clinical microbiology, laboratory systems and service strengthening, and global health security. 

Prof. Claude Mambo MUVUNYI is currently a full professor of clinical Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine. He holds a degree in general medicine from the university of Rwanda, a specialization and a PhD in Clinical Microbiology from the University of Ghent, Belgium. He also holds a master's in medical Virology from the University of Manchester. 

Prior to joining the RBC, Prof. Claude Mambo MUVUNYI was a Senior Regional Laboratory Advisor at ICAP at Columbia University, providing technical and strategic leadership support to the Laboratory program/project in building quality assured diagnostic capacities at all levels in the network (public and private health laboratories) of countries in Africa, South and Central Asia, and central America. He has also been a senior consultant for World Health Organization (WHO) supporting WHO’s programs for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance and diagnostic capacity building in African countries. He has been the Head of National reference Laboratory, and the Director of Microbiology unit as well as a study physician for AIDS Vaccine clinical and feasibility research at Project San Francisco. 

He has published papers in several international and regional peer-reviewed journals and has made numerous presentations in international conferences. His research interests include evaluation of diagnostic methods (molecular and serological) for infectious diseases and operational research on diagnostic implementation and scale up, and to assess the impact of the new diagnostic for infectious diseases. 

Mohamed Konate is a career diplomat who began his career 20 years ago in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, where he served as Head of the Africa Division (2004–2006) and then as Senior Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris (2006–2011).

Between 2012 and 2017, Mr. Konate served as Program Specialist in charge of Political and Cooperation Affairs in the West Africa Regional Office (Lomé, Togo) of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) before joining the OIF’s Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels as Chargé de Mission for Political Affairs and Democratic Governance (2017–2022).

Mr. Konate was called upon to join the office of Senegal’s Minister of Finance and Budget, where he has served as Staff Director and Diplomatic Adviser since November 2022. His responsibilities include monitoring relations with international, bilateral, and multilateral partners, including the IMF and the World Bank Group.

Mr. Konate has expertise in diplomacy, international negotiations, international cooperation, international financing, policy analysis, strategic planning, and intercultural management.

He is a graduate of the Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis (Masters in Geography), the Ecole Nationale d’Administration of Senegal (Section Diplomatique) and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration of France (Public Administration, international cycle; Diplomacy and International Relations option).

Diah Satyani Saminarsih, MSc is an Indonesian development practitioner and public health advocate, currently serving as the Founder and CEO of the public health non-profit Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI). A psychologist by academic training, her professional journey has gone across consulting companies, government and national public institutions, and multilateral organizations. Diah, who was appointed as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Health in 2014, has represented Indonesia in various global forums and agendas, including the UN General Assembly on the conception of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2012 - 2014, the World Health Assembly, Co-Moderating the WHO Director General Candidate Debate, and the Stockholm Food Forum 2017. In 2018, Diah was appointed as Senior Gender and Youth Advisor to the WHO Directorate-General, a position she will hold until her term ends in 2022. She is now also currently serving in the Pandemic Fund Board as the Principal Global South Civil Society member. In October 2024, Diah has also been selected as a Commissioner for Lancet Global Health Commission on People Centred Care for Universal Health Coverage.

Elisha Dunn-Georgiou is Global Health Council’s President and CEO. Elisha is a lifelong advocate with a passion for improving the health and well-being of vulnerable populations in the U.S. and globally. She has spent more than 20 years advancing political will and increasing resources for policies and programs to improve the health of communities worldwide. As an executive leader, Elisha has a demonstrated track record in strategic planning, program design, advocacy, and new business development. She has strong organizational and financial management acumen, with experience building empowered, goal-oriented, and cohesive organizational and program teams for global impact in public health policy and international development. Prior to joining Global Health Council, Elisha served as Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at PAI,  providing leadership and oversight of PAI’s advocacy, grantmaking and policy research to drive lasting impact and advance the organization’s mission of achieving universal sexual and reproductive health and rights.  In earlier roles, Elisha worked with SIECUS, and amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research to advance progressive health policy within U.S. foreign assistance, representing these organizations in advocacy and outreach activities with Congress, government agencies, coalition partners and other organizations.  She has authored pieces on a range of issues, including health and rights, strengthening health systems and governance for quality care, and the harms of opposition to comprehensive, evidence-based health care. Elisha holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology and a Juris Doctor in Public Interest Law from the State University of New York at Buffalo and previously served in the US Peace Corps as a Maternal and Child Healthcare volunteer in Morocco.