The Pandemic Fund

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.

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.

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Professor Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman

Honorable Special Assistant (State Minister), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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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. 

Mr Seiche is the Head of Division for Pandemic Prevention and One Health in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

He joined BMZ in 2008 and has held several positions: He was an Advisor to the German Council Member with the Global Environment Facility, part of the German delegation to the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and a Senior Policy Officer for bilateral cooperation with South Africa. From 2020 – 2025 he was the Head of the Division Data Management Policy in BMZ.

A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Jeff Graham is the Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD). He was the inaugural Principal Deputy Coordinator for Global Health Security and Diplomacy for the bureau. He leads a team of health diplomats and global health experts to elevate and integrate global health security as a core component of U.S. national security and foreign policy. 

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. 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.