Krishna Jafa

Krishna joined Medic in 2022 and serves as Chief Executive Officer, based remotely in Seattle, USA. Krishna leads our organization to build the CHT community of practice, enable our users and partners to design and deliver high-impact apps for their health systems, and nurture our team & culture. Krishna previously held key leadership roles at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Population Services International, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A physician, epidemiologist, and public health executive, Krishna brings deep expertise in health systems strengthening, digital health innovation, and in building and steering global partnerships and teams towards achieving universal health care. A deeply committed advocate for women’s and girls’ empowerment, health and reproductive rights, Krishna holds a Medical degree from Rajasthan University (India), an MPH from Harvard University (USA), is an alumna of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, and serves as an Advisory Council member of Last Mile Health and Board member of the Washington Institute of Coagulation.