Jessica Vernon

Jessica Vernon is the Founder and CEO of Maisha Meds, a digital health platform enhancing healthcare access in Africa, supporting over 15 million patient encounters annually through a network of pharmacies, clinics, and drug shops. Prior to this role, Vernon served as a Clinical Product Manager at Lyra Health, contributing to the launch of a mental health services company during a medical school gap year. Vernon has also held roles at McKinsey & Company as a Summer Associate, at UCSF-FACES leading a cervical cancer prevention program, and at Innovations for Poverty Action managing a large-scale safe drinking water initiative. Educational achievements include a Doctor of Medicine degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University.