Our Leadership & Advisors
Governance Principles
In designing the Coalition structure and governance, the following abiding principles were adopted:
- Maintain equitable representation across all sectors to inform strategic planning and most decision making
- Provide a platform for information sharing, discussion and consensus
- Do not repeat or replicate; leverage work already being done
- Commit to a common agenda focused on improved access to affordable and quality assured essential medicines and products for those who are in need
Governance Structure
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides overall strategic guidance for the Coalition. The Steering Committee includes eight to ten members, including the four workstream leads, three sector representatives, the Secretariat and two open seats for high profile experts. The Steering Committee ensures that Coalition governance and related decisions are made on a consensus basis.
David Heller
Assistant Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Arnhold Institute for Global Health
Gladwell Gathecha
Head of the Department of Non-communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Kenya
Vanessa Peberdy
Deputy Director, Global Health Policy, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations
Prashant Yadav
Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations & Affiliate Professor of Technology & Operations Management at INSEAD
Herb Riband
Executive Director, Access Accelerated; Sr. Advisor Global Health, Access and Financing, IFPMA; Managing Director, InnAxx Consulting
Technical Advisory Committee
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is made of global leaders and influencers in global health particularly access to care and treatment. The TAC advises the Coalition on strategy setting and operations and links efforts to other global initiatives to amplify the efforts of the Coalition and other stakeholders.
Claudia Martinez
Research Programme Manager, Generics and Diabetes Care, Access to Medicine Foundation
Dorje Mundle
Operating Partner, Bamboo Capital Partners; Board Member, Health Finance Initiative
Christine Ngaruiya
Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
Ani Shakarishvili
Special Advisor - Team Lead, Integrated Systems and Services for HIV and Health, UNAIDS
Secretariat
As a global NGO with offices around the globe, PATH provides strategic guidance and technical oversight of Coalition operations at the global, regional and national level. The Secretariat catalyzes engagement to build evidence, provide technical expertise, and advocacy to increase the availability of affordable essential medicines and technologies for NCDs. The Secretariat acts as the administrative hub for supporting the Coalition’s goals and membership activities and provides support to workstream chairs as needed. The Secretariat works with the Coalition Steering Committee and Members to facilitate information-sharing among Members. PATH, as the Secretariat, holds legal responsibility for the Coalition.
Edward Kariithi
Regional Service Delivery Technical Advisor & NCD Lead, Kenya Country Program, PATH
