Thomas Kisimbi

Thomas Kisimbi is a Kenyan senior public health expert with more than 17 years of experience driving large-scale transformative change, working in partnership with governments on a variety of health issues including reproductive health, maternal and child health, community health, health systems strengthening, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. He has worked across Africa, parts of Asia, and in Latin America, with organizations including the Clinton Foundation, KPMG, Oliver Wyman Health, and the Aspen Institute. He has served as a key advisor to top government officials in multiple governments on their ambitious strategic health plans. He has supported the institutionalization of data-driven decision-making and strengthened collaborations among private-public partnerships, governments, development partners, donors, academics, and other stakeholders to release hundreds of millions of dollars for impact.

Kisimbi graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing and The Wharton School with nursing and business degrees. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public policy and a master of business administration from the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management.