
Founder and Managing Partner, Ignite Venture Studio; Board Chairman, African Diaspora Network
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, BILL
Head of Engineering, Payments Conversion at Stripe.
Chief Science Officer, Consumer Healthcare; Sanofi
CTO, Rippleworks
Head of Health Equity- Genentech Commercial, Medical and Government Affairs at Roche Genentech
Founder of ADN & Executive Director
US-West EY Private Leader and Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young
Deputy Director of Global Partnerships & Grand Challenges, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Founder, Winkler Group; Board Member, African Diaspora Network
Chief Financial Officer at SingleStore
Founder of ADN & Executive Director
Envoy, Inc
Associate Director of Programs and Operations
Entrepreneurship Programs Manager
Diaspora and Community Engagement Officer
Executive-in-Residence, ADN Telehealth Pilot,
Information Technology Associate
Yinka was the CEO and creative director for Blue Wave Media, a multi-media production company. Prior to that, she worked in Vancouver, British Columbia for fifteen years in various capacities: a freelance web developer and video editor as well as a media content specialist for Post Time Technologies.
President and CEO, U.S. African Development Foundation
Board of Directors, Ethiopia Diaspora Trust Fund
Senior Science Leader, Health Equity & Population Science, Product Development Medical Affairs Genentech, Inc.
Ruma Bhagat has over 20 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical industry working in various roles throughout her career. Ruma completed her Bachelors in Medicine and Bachelors in Science degree from Mumbai University and Masters in Public Health in International Health Systems from Tulane University.
Ruma is currently in the role of Senior science leader in the Health Equity and Population science team leading Strategic partnership pillar. In her role, Ruma is focused on Advancing Inclusive research by scientifically Driven inclusion of diverse and underrepresented patients in clinical trials. Ruma’s diverse and extensive experience in drug development, her passion for innovation and driving for results will bring significant value to her role at ADN.
President and CEO, Global Fund for Women
Executive Director of Homelands Advisory
Founder, Period Element LLC
Vice President and Executive Director, Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter (TCIS)
Senior Vice President at Silicon Valley Bank, Division of First Citizens Bank
ADN Founding Board & Co-Chair
Associate Professor of Int’l Business and Int’l Affairs, George Washington University
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria
Head of International Growth, Interswitch
PhD, Center for African Studies, Stanford University
Investor, Founder and CEO, Ujama
Musoni Kenya, Ltd