Emilian Popa

Emilian Popa has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Emilian'smost recent role is as the CEO & Founder of Ilara Health, where they are dedicated to providing affordable and accurate diagnostics to people in Africa. At Ilara Health, they distribute low-cost, AI-powered diagnostic devices and integrates them with proprietary software for effective patient management.

Prior to Ilara Health, Emilian served as a Board Observer and Strategic Advisor at Swvl, a transportation technology company. Before that, they worked at DiGAME Investment Company as a Principal, focusing on growth-stage equity investments in companies with digital strategies. Emilian also served as a board member of Rhino Africa Safari, a market leader in online safari travel.

Emilian's entrepreneurial journey includes co-founding Chilivery.com, a company they were involved with for a year. Emilian also held the position of CEO at Groupon South Africa, overseeing the company's operations.

Emilian'searlier experiences include being the CEO and Founder of the Africa Internet Accelerator, where they raised capital to establish and operate e-commerce companies. Emilian also worked as a Managing Director at Rocket Internet SE, where they launched and supported various e-commerce startups in emerging markets.

Emilian's career started at Ernst & Young, where they worked as a Senior to Manager, gaining valuable experiences in finance and consulting. Emilian also worked as a Cost Control Consultant at AGIP KCO.

Overall, Emilian Popa's work experience showcases their expertise in entrepreneurship, strategic advisory, investment, and bringing innovative solutions to underserved markets.

Emilian Popa completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree at Academia de Studii Economice din București from 1992 to 1997. Emilian then pursued a MA degree in Management at Sciences Po from 1997 to 1998. Later, from 2008 to 2010, they attended Columbia Business School and London Business School, where they earned two MBA degrees in Business and Management respectively.