Dr. Angela Gichaga
Dr. Angela Gichaga has years of experience working across civil service, management consulting, non-governmental organisations and academia.
She has lived and worked in nine countries: Australia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda and United States of America.
Angela has an undergraduate degree in Medicine, Masters in Health Economics and Policy, and Fellowship in Public Sector Management which have seen her serve from frontline clinician, through administrative and policy making positions, to consultancy.
She is a member and gender equity panelist at the African Women in Leadership Network (A-WILN), a leadership speaker, coach, mentor, gender advocate and advisor on millennials in the workplace with Akad Education Group Africa. She is also a Commissioner for Gender, Rural
Economy and Agriculture at the African Youth.
In her current role as CEO of the Financing Alliance for Health she engages governments in Africa in building sustainably financed resilient health systems at the community level.
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She leads a global team in strategy development and fundraising, initiative development and oversight, stakeholder engagement, public relations and structuring of innovative financing solutions.
She previously worked at McKinsey & Company Africa Delivery Hub. Angela’s commitment to diversity, gender, women and youth empowerment saw her co-develop the McKinsey Women All in East Africa initiative. She spearheaded the McKinsey Women Connect forum where women in senior management shared their experiences and advice with young/lower tenure women within the firm to guide them in navigating the unique pressures and opportunities that women face within the firm.
