ABOUT US The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work with our partners to strengthen the capabilities of governments and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. Our History CHAI was founded in 2002 with a transformational goal: help save the lives of millions of people living with HIV/AIDS. Today, along with HIV, we work with partners to prevent and treat malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and cancer, accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal, infant and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and strengthen health systems. We operate in over 35 countries around the world and more than 125 countries have access to CHAI-negotiated deals on medications, diagnostics, vaccines, and other health tools. CHAI founded CHAI’s first program: HIV/AIDS HIV first-line agreement ART program in South Africa 2002 2003 Senior Leadership Ann Veneman Interim co-CEO Joy Phumaphi Interim co-CEO Rasha Hibri Chief Financial Officer Alice Kang’ethe Chief Operating Officer Joshua Chu Executive Vice President, Vaccines and Non-Communicable Diseases Ira C. Magaziner Founding Chief Executive Kelly McCrystal Executive Vice President, Women and Children's Health; Chief Strategy Officer Dr. David Ripin Executive Vice President, Infectious Diseases; Chief Science Officer Dr. Owens Wiwa Executive Vice President, West and Central Africa; Country Director – Nigeria Program and Regional Leadership Dr. Yigeremu Abebe Asemere Vice President and Country Director - Ethiopia Harkesh Dabas Vice President and Country Director – India Zachary Katz Vice President of Essential Medicines Gerald Macharia Vice President, East and Southern Africa; Country Director - Kenya Dang Ngo Vice President - Southeast Asia, Pacific; Country Director - Vietnam Dr. Mphu Ramatlapeng Executive Vice President – Implementation Operations Leadership Cathleen Creedon Director of Development Katherine Pela DeMarco Director of Global Operations Jessie Jackson Acting Senior Human Resources Director Regan Lachapelle Director of Communications Joan Muasa Senior Director of Institutional Relations and Program Review Board of Directors Alan D. Schwartz Chair of the Board Raymond G. Chambers Board Member and Chair of the Executive Committee Chelsea Clinton Board Member President William J. Clinton Board Member, Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder Aliko Dangote Board Member Professor Dame Sally Davies Board Member Dr. Mark Dybul Board Member Dr. Paul Farmer Board Member Mala Gaonkar Board Member Bruce Lindsey Board Member Luis Alberto Moreno Board Member Joy Phumaphi Board Member Robert W. Selander Board Member and Chair of the Finance Committee Ann Veneman Board Member Richard Zall Board Secretary and Legal Counsel Timothy A.A. Stiles Chair of the Finance Committee’s Audit Subcommittee Join Our Team CHAI is looking for dynamic and self-motivated individuals who are committed to strengthening health systems around the world and expanding access to care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other illnesses. View All CHAI Positions Connect with CHAI Get monthly updates about our work, major news, and invites to upcoming events. Subscribe About Us History Leadership Team Board of Directors Our Values How We Work Our Approach Guiding Principles Core Competencies Our Programs Infectious Diseases Women, Newborn, and Children’s Health Universal Health Non-Communicable Diseases Cross-Cutting Experts Where We Work Resource Center RFPs Annual Reports Financial Statements Press Room Blog Contact Join Our Team Ⓒ 2021 Privacy Policy Terms