Board of Trustees

Mimi is the Chairman, Board of Trustees at Partners for Patients NGO (Serving 193 United Nation Countries For Non-Profit). She founded the organization in 1990.  Her first partnership over 30 years ago was with The International Lions Club and New York City Schools serving Glaucoma  Patients. Over the years, she also worked very closely with The African Enterprise to help educate HIV orphans including supporting a food, medical and orphanage program.  Recently, her research included partnering with Sub-Sahara Africa medicinal military leaders to spur policy-shaping to support healthcare infrastructure improvements in Uganda, specifically to find the cure for Burkitts Lymphoma and Blood Cancer.

Mimi has worked in Pharma for +25 years working at Merck, Novartis and Roche.

She is passionate about advocating for patients and caregivers by improving healthcare policies, advancing medical knowledge, driving innovative digital solutions in the quest to increase medical access to treatments for patients, especially in the most marginalized regions of the world.

Affiliation is: Dresden International University, Director MPCR

Experienced and talented Manager with a demonstrated history of working in Healthcare, Information Technology, Research and Services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Medical Devices, Innovation in Healthcare, Business Development, and People Management.

Experienced Director Of Product Development with a demonstrated history of working in the biotechnology industry. High skilled in Clinical Research, Oncology, CRO Management, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Trials.
Strong business development professional with a Phd focused on Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology.

Dr. Stephen Mbogo is the International Team Leader/CEO of African Enterprise International. He is also the Lausanne Africa English, Portuguese & Spanish speaking (EPSA) Regional Director.

He assumed leadership of African Enterprise as the third Global CEO/ International Team Leader in 2013. He has a passion for godly, Biblical leadership and a heart to see Africa transformed through biblical principles and the sound governance of its leaders.

Stephen assumed the role of Regional Director for Lausanne (EPSA) in 2017. He also serves as the chairman of Mission Africa, follow-up to the 2010 Cape Town, Lausanne Congress Commitments. Stephen is also the chairman of Movement Day Africa, an Urban Missions network that seeks to influence cities by networking Church, Business and Politics.

He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Daystar University, Kenya, 1992, Masters degree in Christian Ministries from International Leadership University (ILU), Kenya, 1999; and a PhD in Intercultural studies with a focus on political leadership from Biola University in California (2013).

Stephen lives in Nairobi with his wife Dr. Rosemary and their two children, Victor & Joy and as well as with a number of young people that they took into their home for mentorship. Rosemary is currently a Dean at Africa International University (AIU), in Kenya. They are both passionate for raising vulnerable and orphaned children, a ministry they fulfil through ByGrace Trust and through which they have partnered with Partners for Patients (PFP).

A researcher and medical affairs expert with 15+ years of affiliate, sub-regional and regional Medical affairs management in global pharma and NGOs.
Committed to improving patients’ journey and outcomes and actively working to support 193 countries in closing existing medical Gaps through education, research, partnerships and innovation in extracting actionable insights from real time data.

After  25+ years’ experience in the digitalization of clinical trials, the active participation of Benoît in the public-private consortium EHR4CR (Electronic Health Record for Clinical Research) has made him realize that there is a lot of value in all the data collected in the routine clinical setting and we should really maximize such usage in the best interest of medical research and thus the patients. Nevertheless, that is only achievable if we involve the patients in the most trustable, transparent and privacy respectful way.  Through his participation to Partners for Patients,  Benoît ambitions to promote the various approaches going in such a direction.

A highly dedicated, passionate, persuasive, articulate, and results-oriented leader with demonstrated success in developing strategic alliances and partnerships; initiating and implementing innovative marketing strategies; developing Standard Operating Procedures, achieving ISO 9001:2015 registration, and maintaining systems over time; sales, research, and administration ensuring successful completion of projects from both a technical and a strategic perspective; designing trials and campaigns to maximize impact for clients and for organizations; growing organizations while minimizing turnover and motivating staff to peak performance levels.

I am a compassionate and a high performing senior clinical trial expert that has gathered 18 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and biotech, across European and American markets. I have 12 years of proven track record supporting international clinical study conduction, combined with 6 years of involvement in the commercial department. This double experience was the opportunity for me to become an accomplished senior clinical trial expert with a broader view on drug development, and a good understanding of market access challenges and their impact on clinical trials. Experienced in oncology, rare disease, cardiology, cosmetology, food supplement and IBD. Multi-lingual with operational command over French and English and basic knowledge over German.
Proven expertise in:
• Clinical Study Conduction
• Protocols/Site Level Trackers Control
• Strategic Planning & Implementation
• Clinical Trial Management
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
• Vendors & CRO Management
• Budgetary Administration
• Quality Assurance & Control
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Documentation & Reporting
• Investigators meeting Planning & Execution
• Team Leadership & Training

A senior executive and with more than 35 years in healthcare and clinical research, Al is an innovator in the industry. He introduced the phenomenon and coined the phrase “trial drift”, and along with other experts in the field, brought to the forefront the issues, causes, consequences and solutions associated with such clinical research phenomenon. With his extensive experience with standardization, collaborative networks creation, Al is currently working alongside industry leaders to eliminate redundancies and minimize costs within healthcare and clinical research. Al is a United States Army veteran and a 15-year head and neck cancer survivor.

Sarah is a catalyzer for change that connects like-minded people across the biopharmaceutical community to solve common challenges. She is driven by freedom, collaboration, simplicity, creativity and fun. Her skill set includes strong communication, enthusiasm, organization, flexibility, persistence and an ability to inspire others to action.

She currently works for Roche in the United Kingdom, as a Global Consortia Program Lead for TransCelerate BioPharma Inc. TransCelerate is a non-profit consortium that unites the global biopharmaceutical community under the belief that when the discovery of new therapies is conducted in a more consistent manner, we can accelerate our community’s ability to improve patients’ lives. In this role, Sarah mobilizes a diverse team of innovators passionate to solve problems and disrupt the industry with bold change.

Sarah has 25 years experience in research, spanning a variety of therapeutic areas in the pharmaceutical,
public health, government and academic sectors. This includes having worked for the Walter Reed Program in Nigeria, which is based out of the United States Embassy and partners with the Nigerian Ministries of Defence and Health. Their mission is to enhance HIV prevention, care and treatment through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. She was also recently involved in a Roche program called NJIA (or “path” in Kiswahili), which aimed to improve cervical cancer outcomes in Rufiji, a remote part of Tanzania.

She has completed a Bachelor of Science (with majors in psychology and operations research), a Graduate Certificate in Health Service Research and Evaluation, and post-graduate studies in coaching, business,
neuro-linguistic programming and public speaking.

She dreams about doing things differently, doing things better – for all patients, everywhere.

Leader in planning and execution of IT related projects in clinical trials with special attention to ICH GCP requirements and quality/efficiency improvements. Idea generator and enabler for big IT projects in the roles of Business Lead, Product Owner, Sponsor, or Subject Matter Expert. Navigator in big, matrix global teams. Leader for projects in both waterfall and agile way, with the special attention to end user needs. Challenger and motivator through “out of the box” thinking and constructive challenging of the status quo

Christina has a Medical Sciences Degree in microbiology and immunology and more than 15 years of clinical research and medical writing experience. She produces medical & scientific content helping pharmaceuticals, health organizations, biotech start-ups, government agencies, not-for profits organizations, NGOs, academic institutions, and research centers meet clinical data reporting and publication requirements. She also teaches medical writing to clinical research professionals and offers mentorship to other writers in the industry.

Namita has over 15 years of clinical research experience and is currently a Global Studies Leader with Roche. She is responsible for leading global cross-functional teams in executing oncology clinical trials and making a difference for patients around the world. In her spare time, she is actively involved with helping within her community and sits on the Board of Directors for the Indus Community Services, which is a non-for-profit organization that is a leader in the provision of culturally appropriate services to newcomers, families, women, and seniors.

Internationally exhibited artist who have created a cultural Centre in Switzerland/Zug. Her mission is to help the children of the world, in discovering themselves, and to learn in order to be able to express themselves through art and creativity.

She coaches children and adults in their creative journey with offering workshops and classes.

She also designs and facilitates creative and design-thinking workshops for her corporate clients as well as the private ones.

She has participated and organized workshops and events to merge the world of Science and Art in events such as ASCO in Chicago and many more internationally for her private clients through her art and workshops.

Embedded in her own art are cultural heritage from her native Iran, as well as a variety of lifestyles, languages, values and traditions of the many Middle-Eastern and European countries she has lived in or visited, Her ability to not only understand and reflect the differences of these regions, but also to capture and convey common human traits and behaviors present across them.

In a region of immigrants who carry diverse cultural identities from around the world but are drawn here by the opportunity to remake themselves for their own dreams and ideals, her exploration raises questions many can relate to. As an artist, she is seeking to discover more of the authentic selves beneath their complex and multi-layered identities at work and in life, and to teach the same to the others.

Experienced Science and Education Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceutical and secondary education industries. Skilled in Quality Management, Pharmaceutical Chemistry (including Sterile Drug Manufacturing) and Quality Control, Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Secondary Education; Chemistry, Biology & Biotechnology, Change Control, and Lesson Planning. A certified Joint Health and Safety Committee member. Strong research professional with a Master of Science in Administration, a Master of Education (MEd) in Science/Chemistry/Biology. Completed Ontario Principal Qualification Program – Parts 1 & 2 and Special Education – Part 1, 2 & Specialist. Completed E-Learning teaching qualifications.

Performance-focused Program and Project Manager with a core skillset of people, agility, compliance and technology. Strong leadership skills and extensive experience of driving large cross functional initiatives across multiple organisations and industries. Creative professional who wants to influence his own development, thriving in challenging and complex environments, focused on the bottom line and specialized in revamping struggling initiatives. Career highlights:
• Led multiple (up to) CHF 50m projects and programs, successfully managing teams of 150+ FTE in diverse locations worldwide, including setting up PMO offices and management frameworks for these initiatives
• Over 16 years of experience in consultant type roles ensuring technology delivers on business needs
• Excellent presentation skills, able to deliver to a wide range of audiences, i.e. from C-level individuals to more technical and even junior staff
• Business and entrepreneurial experience including driving and managing own start-up investments
• Employment history at blue-chip firms (i.e. Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC))