Chairman of the Board
Founder and Managing Partner – IgniteGB Inc.
Co-Founder and CEO - Small World Brands Inc
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Bill.com
Head of Engineering, Stripe Issuing
Chief Science Officer, Sanofi Consumer Healthcare
CTO, Rippleworks
Senior Director - Product Strategy Leader, Global Supply Chain, 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
Founder of ADN & Executive Director
Envoy, Inc
Program and Digital Media Manager
Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement Manager
Innovation & Diaspora Engagement Officer
Executive-in-Residence, ADN Telehealth Pilot,
Information Technology Associate
ADN Diaspora Leaders Research and Communications Volunteer Intern
ADN Diaspora Leaders Research and Communications Volunteer Intern
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.
Executive Director of Homelands Advisory
Director R&D, Fellow, Social Innovation, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
Director, Economic Growth (Finance & Investment) at Palladium: Make It Possible
President and CEO, Global Fund for Women
ADN Founding Board & Co-Chair
Associate Professor of Int’l Business and Int’l Affairs, George Washington University
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria
Founder MallforAfrica & MallfortheWorld
PhD, Center for African Studies, Stanford University
Investor, Founder and CEO, Ujama
Musoni Kenya, Ltd