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Our team

The people leading MDGH’s mission

Medicines Development for Global Health has assembled a highly experienced leadership team, a seasoned board of directors and a group of distinguished scientific advisors to develop and deliver new medicines for neglected diseases. Our experienced and dedicated team works collaboratively and effectively to achieve global health equity. 

Executive team

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Brett Carter, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

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Mark Sullivan, AO

Managing Director

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Amanda Handley, MPH

Head of Development

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Danielle Smith, PhD

Global Head of Regulatory Affairs

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Sally Kinrade, MPH

Vice President, Project Leader Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis

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Board of directors

Lorna Meldrum, PhD

Chair of the Board

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Mark Sullivan, AO

Managing Director

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Andrew Wilks, PhD

Director

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Daren Armstrong

Company Secretary

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David McGregor

Director

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Development committee

Brian Kearney, PharmD

Chief Development Officer at Pardes Biosciences

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Joseph Camardo, MD

Independent Medical Advisor

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Fran Brown, PhD

Senior Vice President for Drug Development Science, Integrated Drug Development at Certara

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Ralph Smalling, MS

Principal at Linus Consulting, LLC

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Gerald Fisher, PhD

Principal at GL Fisher Consulting, LLC

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George Morstyn, MBBS, PhD

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Global team

Joanne Kepple, RGN (UK), MSc

Associate Director, Clinical

Emily McCaffrey, PhD

Head of Philanthropy

Celine Hardy

Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Molly Kennedy, MPH

Development Manager

George Rugarabamu, PhD

Senior Manager, Corporate Development

Rebecca Smith, PhD

Development Manager, Secondee

Sarah Kilpatrick, MSc

Principal Manager, Global Regulatory Affairs

Peya Gaye, PhD

Senior Clinical Project Manager

John Lambert, PhD GAICD

Senior Director

Jed Beitler

North America, VP Commercial

Ben Wills

North America, VP Commercial

Lydia Iannazzo, PhD, PMP

Acting Project Lead, Leprosy type 2 reaction

Caroline Cahill, MSc

Associate Director, Development Management, Onchocerciasis

Sophie Weston, MPH

Field Implementation Manager, Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis

Narelle Mahony

Executive Assistant

Vidya Uprety

Senior Clinical Project Manager

Nicky Konstantopoulos, PhD

Associate Director, CMC

Melinda Lowe, PhD

Principal Development Manager, Clinical

Dilari Mihiripenna

Manager, CMC

Mupenzi Mumbere​​, MD

Senior Clinical Development Manager

Janine Pickering, PhD

People and Organisation Consultant

Barbara Roth, MPharm

Manager, Medicines Access

Deva Corea

Finance and Accounting Consultant

Priyanka Bangali

Accountant

Victoria Ryg-Cornejo, PhD

Project Leader, Scabies

Priyanka Sathe, PhD

Project Manager, Grants

Victorian Australian of the year

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Interested in a career with us?

MDGH is working on solutions for challenging global health issues. Would you like to join the team?