As Chief Executive Officer, Lina directs Gradian Health Systems’ business and strategic development, applying experience from more than 7 years in various leadership positions at Gradian and before then in the financial industry. Most recently, Lina served as Gradian’s Chief Operating Officer and focused on developing existing and new country markets, building local distribution networks, managing product sales, and overseeing training activities.

Lina’s career spans the global health and financial sectors. She spent several years working in JP Morgan Chase’s nonprofit/healthcare group and, more recently, consulted for several companies in the fields of diagnostics and maternal health, specifically focused on products designed for low-resource settings.

Lina has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from New York University.

As Chief Operating Officer, David oversees Gradian's day-to-day fulfillment of customer commitments across our more than 30 markets. With a focus on logistics, technical support services, and clinical training efforts, he works with staff across Gradian’s three offices in New York, Nairobi, and Dar es Salaam. He began his tenure at Gradian in 2016 by helping design our research philosophy, and continues to guide the company’s information management strategy.

Prior to Gradian, David spent 10 years working in global health, with a focus on research design, program management, and monitoring and evaluation. Most recently, he consulted for multinational pharmaceutical companies to support maternal health and non-communicable disease initiatives in Asia, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East.

David has lived and worked in both India and Tanzania. He holds an MPH from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and a bachelor's degree in Global Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

As Managing Director for Africa, Kenneth manages Gradian’s field service needs across the African continent. In this role, he works closely with Gradian’s network of biomedical technicians and engineers to support them with product training, service responses, and the technical understanding of Gradian’s products.

Prior to joining Gradian, Kenneth spent eleven years at Joint Medical Stores (JMS), a medical device distribution company in Kampala, Uganda, as their senior biomedical service engineer. Through JMS’s work distributing Gradian’s UAM, Kenneth became one of the world’s experts on the installation, maintenance, and servicing of the UAM and now brings that expertise to all of Gradian’s customers.

Kenneth holds a higher diploma in biomedical engineering and a certificate in anesthesia and x-ray equipment from the Mombasa Polytechnic University College in Kenya.

As the Vice President of Finance and Administration, Emmanuel is responsible for providing strategic financial input to senior management and overseeing all financial processes at Gradian Health Systems. Emmanuel is vital in developing and implementing procedures to maintain and improve the financial health of the organization.

Emmanuel brings more than 15 years of finance experience to Gradian, most recently working at SG Equipment Finance in New York. Prior to this, he led financial reporting for L’Oreal’s research and development division and, for a decade, worked at the accounting firm PwC, overseeing audits for pharmaceutical and consumer product companies. In 2019, Emmanuel took a year-long sabbatical to care for his three children.

Emmanuel received his master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from ESCP Europe.

Passionate for driving social impact through sales, Nishitha leads Gradian’s sales across existing and new markets. He is responsible for building key markets for Gradian’s products by managing activities such as sales, marketing, distribution, and technical services.

Nishitha joined Gradian after seven years leading Artemis Life Sciences’ medical device business across Africa, most recently as the principal of Kas Medics, Ltd. Prior to this, he served various sales and management roles in the pharmaceutical industry in India, with companies such as Biocon, Ranbaxy and Sun Pharma.

Nishitha received a BSc degree from Agra University and a Master’s in Business Management from Sikkim Manipal University.

As Director of Market Strategy, Sofia works across the Gradian team to drive the company's growth in existing markets and expansion into new markets. In this role, she focuses on building and managing relationships with local distributors, customers, partners, and governments; and supporting the development and implementation of country-specific programs.

Prior to Gradian, Sofia worked at USAID’s Center for Innovation and Impact, where she managed the Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenge and supported the development, introduction, and scale up of a portfolio of more than 100 tools and approaches to address maternal and newborn health challenges. She has previously worked on youth programs and communications at Rise Up at the Public Health Institute and Girl Up at the UN Foundation.

Sofia holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and Global Health, with a concentration in adolescent health from Duke University.

As Gradian’s Director of Business Development, Anthony manages existing customer business implementation, support for our global clients, and creates new business opportunities around sales, service, and training in new markets. Based in Nairobi, Anthony collaborates across several teams to guide and support technical, training, and marketing operations.

Anthony has more than 20 years of experience and has worked as a biomedical engineer in various capacities in public health facilities, the private healthcare sector, social enterprises, and NGOs, including the Kenyatta National Hospital, Phillips Healthcare Technologies, GE Healthcare, MediQuip Global, Hewatele, and the Center for Public Health and Development.

Anthony has experience in establishing various types of health care units, such as operating rooms, critical care units, neonatal care units, and mother and child units. He has experience developing medical oxygen plants in collaboration with organizations, such as Assist International, GE Healthcare, Hewatele, the Rotary Club, and several others.

Anthony holds a diploma in electrical engineering, is certified in service support on several medical equipment delivery systems, and is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Project Planning and Management.

Ibrahim manages Gradian’s broad portfolio of activities in Tanzania, including customer service, training, and monitoring and evaluation. As Gradian’s lead in-country staff member, he works closely to cultivate relationships with Gradian’s key stakeholders.

Ibrahim brings nearly a decade of experience working in multi-stakeholder engagement and operations. Before joining Gradian he worked on project development with the UN Global Program office in Tanzania and Geneva, Switzerland. Through his earlier work with the International Development Consultancy, Ibrahim worked with policymakers, community leaders and federal ministries to implement various development programs in Tanzania.

In 2016 Ibrahim was selected to be a member of the “Next Generation of Global Leaders” by Japan’s Cabinet Office (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

Ibrahim holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Dodoma and a post-graduate diploma in Management of Foreign Relations and Diplomacy from the Centre for Foreign Relations in Dar es Salaam.

Margaux advises Gradian on its strategy in Francophone Africa and supports developing new markets, creating or strengthening biomedical service infrastructures and clinical training, and managing relationships with governments and donors.

She has been working with Gradian since 2014 and has held the successive roles of Market Strategy Manager then Director of Business Strategy, spearheading the expansion of the Gradian model and technologies in new Francophone markets. She started her career at the French Agency for International Investments where she created the Business Intelligence Unit for the Benelux offices, then became responsible for a portfolio of projects with a strong impact on the economic development of French territories. From 2010 onwards, she focused on public health issues in Sub-Saharan Africa and supported the IDA Foundation to organize supply chains of health products in the framework of programs of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and major national programs in West and Central Africa.

Margaux holds a BA in European Business Law and studied at the Franco-German Legal Center of the University of Saarland in Germany, at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, and at the University of Nancy in France. In 2017, she joined Potentiel Afrique, an Executive Education program of the Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po) where she obtained her Advanced Master's degree and actively contributes to the animation of the alumni network.

Riti works with Gradian Health System's Executive team to define the organization's strategic goals and subsequently liaises with the relevant business development, operations, and finance teams at Gradian to support the planning and execution required to achieve these objectives.

Her prior experience spans strategy consulting, impact investing and social enterprise. She started her career spending several years with the Monitor Group in India and was a member of the Monitor Inclusive Markets practice during her stint there. While in business school, she worked on sourcing, due diligence and deal execution as part of the healthcare portfolio team at Acumen. More recently, she spent three years with the Emerging Markets team at BioLite, where her responsibilities included market strategy and scaling operations in East Africa and India.

Riti holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and a B.A. in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.

Cullen serves as Gradian’s in-house technical lead, overseeing our product development, marketing, and technical support from factory to facility.

Before joining the Gradian team, Cullen worked to develop a number of novel medical devices and procedures, both in academia and in industry. He also has experience in international development, having helped start a hardware company in Ghana that creates food-processing tools for female entrepreneurs.

Cullen holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Olin College of Engineering.

Derick is Gradian's Technical Services Manager where he manages all technical operations, which includes service strategy and support, installation, preventive maintenance, field repairs, technical trainings, spare parts inventory management, and service data management. Based in our Kenya office, Derick works closely with Gradian-certified field technicians from across the globe.

Derick has worked with Gradian since 2013, initially as an independent biomedical engineer consultant. Prior to joining Gradian, he spent time in Uganda as a hospital technician with International Hospital Kampala, as a field service engineer with Faram EA Africa-Uganda, and a biomedical engineering consultant with Critical Care Solutions Uganda.

Derick holds a diploma in biomedical engineering from the Technical University of Mombasa and a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the IST University, Burkina Faso.

As the Senior Biomedical Engineer, Praygod manages Gradian’s technical services across Tanzania. His role includes equipment installation and timely preventive and responsive support for Gradian's customers in Tanzania.

Praygod joined Gradian after four years working with Kas Medics Limited as a field service biomedical engineer and one year as a volunteer at the Kilimanjaro Christian Research Institute (KCRI) and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) as their biomedical technician.

Praygod holds a diploma in electrical and biomedical engineering from Arusha Technical College and a certificate in IT from Mzumbe University.

Mohammed serves as a Field Service Engineer at Gradian. Prior to joining Gradian, Mohammed was trained as a biomedical engineer at the Technical University of Mombasa, formerly known as Mombasa Polytechnic. After completing his degree in 2010 he went on to work for the leading Kenyan pharmaceutical company, Phillips Healthcare Technologies, as a Field Service Engineer.

In 2015, following his role at Phillips Healthcare Technologies, Mohammed transitioned to a role at Seven Seas Technologies to implement a nationwide project initiated by the Ministry of Health, to put in place infrastructure to support and also install radiology imaging equipment in hospitals. Prior to that, Mohammed worked at Mediquip Global as a Field Service Engineer.

Mohammed is also a proud father of three children.

Linda Nyamulo is Gradian's biomedical engineering technician intern for our Nairobi office.

Linda helps support the repair and preventive maintenance of the CCV, UAM, and the C-AM. She also assists with taking stock of Gradian’s products and spare parts and supports Salesforce data management.

Previously, Linda volunteered at Mombasa Hospital where she helped improve operations and address technical issues with medical equipment to ensure adequate patient care.

Linda graduated from the Technical University of Mombasa with degree in medical engineering.

As Gradian's Global Training Manager, Magdalena leads Gradian’s training efforts to ensure our customers have the knowledge and support to safely and effectively use Gradian medical equipment to provide high-quality care. In the role, Magdalena engages with trainees and facility managers, Gradian’s network of clinical trainers, biomedical engineers and technicians, and a range of others to ensure trainings best support the evolving needs of our customers.

Prior to joining Gradian, Magdalena spent several years in project administration and monitoring and evaluation. She worked for multiple NGOs and a development consulting firm in Kenya, with a particular focus on projects in the finance sector.

Magdalena has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Nairobi. She is currently pursuing her M.A. in International Relations in Development Studies from the same university.

Ngajimah is the Operations Coordinator for Gradian in Tanzania. In this role, Ngajimah plays an important part in supporting the overall operations of training, customer care, and the monitoring and evaluation of our programs. Prior to joining Gradian, he served in various roles in the health and education sector, including as a public health officer.

Ngajimah holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Dar-es-Salaam.

Mariam Khan serves as the Senior Communications Manager at Gradian.

Prior to joining Gradian, Mariam worked at Women Deliver and the UN Foundation. In these roles, Mariam worked on a wide range of initiatives that aimed to advance the progress made on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the Women Deliver Conference, the Clean Cooking Forum, the Youth Climate Summit, and the Global Engagement Summit. Mariam has worked closely with a wide range of partners including the Office of the UN Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Mariam received her B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and is currently pursuing her M.A. in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies from the University of London.

As a Data Strategy Consultant, Ali oversees Gradian's information management systems. This allows Gradian to synthesize all customer and equipment information to isolate relevant insights to business activities. This includes a specific focus on data that allows for more effective customer service, support, and training.

Additionally, Ali serves as a strategic partner to the COO to support system and platform updates that create efficiencies in managing information. This includes managing systems that provide reporting and oversight for logistics, sales, inventory, and finance.

Prior to Gradian, Ali worked in finance and at a retail start-up. He attended Pace University for Business Administration.

As the Director of Finance, Hongmei oversees all aspects of accounting functions at Gradian Health Systems across our global operations. Recently, she helped establish Gradian’s finance team in Kenya and implemented local financial reporting systems. Hongmei is leading the finance teams in streamlining accounting policies and procedures to support Gradian’s rapidly growing global business.

Hongmei brings more than 20 years of accounting experience to Gradian from a variety of industry sectors and companies, including the private, nonprofit, and healthcare sectors and companies such as AIG Life Insurance Company of Canada.

Hongmei is a CPA and has a bachelor’s degree in Business Accounting and Information Technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Canada.

As the Accounts Payable Manager, Robin is responsible for overseeing the monitoring, processing, and recording of Gradian's payments to global trainers, consultants, vendors, and suppliers. Robin collaborates with employees throughout the organization to enhance Gradian’s internal processes and brings over 10 years of experience into her role.

Prior to joining Gradian, Robin worked at NYU-Langone as an accounts payable-supplier data analyst in the finance risk management department where she managed inventory related inquiries. She was responsible for creating data definitions, validating data, retrieving data from systems, merging data from multiple sources, participating or reviewing documentation, report configuration, and coordinating projects.

Robin attended New York University’s School of Professional Studies for Leadership and Management, under the Paul McGhee program. She holds an A.S. in Business and Finance and was nominated to attend the Student Life Conference on Capitol Hill to discuss pressing issues in finance & business in 2007.

As Finance Manager, Sylvia is responsible for providing financial expertise to our Kenya office, evaluating & advising on financial reports, overseeing financial transactions, and accounting processes.

She brings 10 years of finance experience, having previously worked in the public sector with logistics and security entities and most recently in the nonprofit space.

Sylvia is a CPA (K) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from Kenyatta University.

Patience is Gradian’s finance intern based in our Nairobi office.

As the finance intern, Patience supports in-office trainings, remote partner outreach, vendor management, event oversight, financial and accounts support, bookkeeping, and general office maintenance.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Investments, and Real Estate and is currently pursuing her CPA.

Moraa Gekonge serves as Gradian’s Director of Global Logistics. In this role she drives Gradian’s shipping and freight management strategy including the design and implementation of warehouse and inventory management systems, distribution and shipping operations, international logistics planning, and product packaging strategies. Working cross functionally with the Finance, Service, and Training teams, Moraa also oversees the day to day operations of the logistics department.

A bonafide logistics operator, Moraa has over 15 years of experience in the warehousing, distribution, and logistics space. She most recently led operations and supply chain management at multiple auction houses, including fulfillment start-up operations for an online marketplace for high end collectibles. Moraa has also managed multi-site fulfillment operations in the food and consumer package goods industries working on the development of quality management systems, process development and process improvement strategies within the framework of Lean and Lean Six Sigma.

Moraa got her B.A. in Psychology from Utica University and her MBA in International Business Management with a focus on Doing Business in Africa and Diplomatic Business Relations from Seton Hall University.

As Logistics Manager, Nicole oversees equipment, supplier, and travel logistics at Gradian, and previously worked with Gradian as a consultant for two years.

Nicole has worked in the music, travel, and corporate meeting planning industries and holds a B.S. in Music Industry Studies with a concentration in voice and communications. She continues to perform with her band in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

As Operations Coordinator, Haleigh supports all day-to-day operations in Gradian’s New York office and provides administrative support across our teams.

Haleigh has a background in elementary education and events coordination. Prior to joining Gradian, she was a first grade teacher and director of a children's cooking camp.

Haleigh holds a B.A. in English from the University of Mississippi.

Everlyn serves as Gradian's Office Manager for Gradian's Nairobi Office.

Prior to joining Gradian, Everlyne worked at Kayole Model School before starting her own cleaning services firm.