Meet Our Team

World-class medical researchers, AI engineers, and healthcare professionals building Africa's medical future

45+
Team Members
12
Countries
20+
Partner Institutions
75%
African-based

Leadership Team

Driving innovation in African medical research

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Dr. Amina Okafor

Founder & CEO

Former Head of Radiology at Lagos University Teaching Hospital. PhD in Medical Imaging AI from MIT.

📍 Lagos, Nigeria

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Prof. Kofi Mensah

Chief Scientific Officer

Pioneer in African genomics. 15+ years leading medical research consortiums across West Africa.

📍 Accra, Ghana

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Dr. Thandiwe Moyo

Chief Medical Officer

Oncologist and clinical researcher. Led brain tumor research featured in Nature Medicine.

📍 Johannesburg, South Africa

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David Kimani

Chief Technology Officer

Former engineering lead at Google AI. Built ML infrastructure serving 1B+ users.

📍 Nairobi, Kenya

Advisory Board

Guiding our strategic direction and ethical standards

Prof. Olufunmilayo Olopade

Scientific Advisor
University of Chicago

Cancer Genetics

Dr. John Nkengasong

Public Health Advisor
Africa CDC

Infectious Diseases

Prof. Segun Toyin

Ethics Advisor
University of Ibadan

Medical Ethics & Data Privacy

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti

Policy Advisor
WHO Africa

Health Policy

Our Departments

Engineering

Building scalable infrastructure for medical AI

  • • Platform Engineering (8 members)
  • • ML Infrastructure (6 members)
  • • DevOps & Security (4 members)
  • • Data Engineering (5 members)

Research & Clinical

Medical expertise and scientific leadership

  • • Clinical Research (7 members)
  • • Radiologists (5 members)
  • • Data Science (6 members)
  • • Ethics & Compliance (3 members)

Operations

Supporting our global partnerships

  • • Partnerships (4 members)
  • • Customer Success (3 members)
  • • Finance & Legal (3 members)
  • • Marketing & Comms (2 members)

Join Our Mission

We're hiring world-class talent across engineering, research, and operations. Help us transform African healthcare.

careers@afribiobank.org