DR. JOSEA RONO

Dr. Rono is a Co-founder and Managing Partner at E&K Consulting Firm, a pan-African advisory and investment firm providing turnkey solutions in the healthcare, finance and technology sectors. Through E&K Consulting Firm, Dr. Rono has advised on healthcare transactions worth over US$ 20 Billion in the global pharmaceutical industry; developed strategies for healthcare businesses worth over US$160 Million;and led several health programs on behalf of over 50 unique clients in over 10 Africa countries. Dr. Rono’s work experience and advisory work spans the public, private,not-for-profit, international development and academic sectors in Europe and Africa.

Beyond his role at E&K Consulting Firm, Dr. Rono is also a co-founder and convenor of The Health Exchange (HealthX) which is a pan-African innovation dialogue platform that convenes stakeholders in the health and technology sectors to surface and discuss emerging and current health topics in the continent. HealthX not only bridges the industry-academia gaps but also brings together investors (e.g.private equity firms) and entreprenuers thus creating a pipeline of investments in the healthcare, finance and technology sector in Africa.

Dr. Josea Rono is a Karolinska Institute Global Health PhD graduate, a World Bank Health Financing Consultant, a Wellcome Trust (UK) and Swedish Institute (Sweden) Fellow. He is a recognized thought leader in Health Financing; Research and Development; Business Development; Investment Mobilization and Management; Capital Placement; and Program Management in Africa. Most recently, he served as a World Bank Advisor on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to the Cabinet Secretary of Health in the Government of Kenya.Dr. Rono’s work has attracted several awards and grants. He is a Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Silver Medalist and has competitively won: a Wellcome Trust PhD Scholarship; an Ian Barthurst Foundation award; two Karolinska Institute Research Awards and four Sullivan Scholarships.

He is well published internationally and is a regular speaker at international conferences – most recently at the Africa Health Business Symposium (AHBS2016) and the Sustainable Inclusive Business conferences in Kenya; Bill & Melinda Gates funded Keystone Symposium in the USA; and the Molecular Approaches to Malaria Vaccines Development conference in Australia.Dr. Rono earned his Ph.D. from Karolinska Institute in Sweden and his Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Nairobi where he was one of the Scholars of the Year. He is an alumnus of the Leadership & Management in Health Program of the University of Washington, USA and theSwedish Institute Management Program (SIMP). Dr. Rono holds an Adjunct Faculty Position at Strathmore Business School. Dr. Rono sits in several boards including at Living Goods – the leading global champion of primary and community health and Merck Pharmaceutical Corporation’s CURAFA initiative