Kerstin builds and strengthens partnerships by focusing on political mobilization towards rights-based development: Her expertise in stakeholder relations, advocacy and new public management is based on 20+ years of working for multilaterals, NGOS, business and government in HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, vaccines, gender equality, emergency response and climate.
Most recently at WHO Headquarter, she coordinated the assessment of the WHO investment round. Before that, she mobilized in 7 years USD 2.8 billion for Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, led a multinational team in a climate- and health-prevention project in Western Kenya and supported a South African start-up health NGO. German by nationality, she holds three Masters degrees (among them one in Public Policy, focusing on Political Economy, United Nations Reform and Global Health).
Mami is from Japan and holds Bachelors’ and Post Graduate degrees in Geography.
Before joining Unitaid, she served as a Programme Specialist in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Syria and was responsible for resource mobilization, partnership development, donor relations, communications, and advocacy for UNDP Syria. Before that, she worked with UNDP’s HIV and Health Team in New York where she was actively involved in strengthening institutional relationships with the Government of Japan and the GHIT Fund.
Beatriz Nascimento Lins De Oliveira
Beatriz is from Brazil and holds Post Graduation in International Relations, a master’s degree in public health and pursuing PhD in Social Science.
Beatriz has been working in the global health field for more than 10 years. Before joining Unitaid, she served as an International Advisor at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), International Relations Officer at the South American Institute of Government in Health (ISAGS-UNASUR), and as an International Consultant at Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Matthew is a British national. He holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing and a Business Administration Degree.
He specializes in mobilizing resources from donor governments and major foundations to advance health, human rights, and justice. Matthew joins Unitaid after having held strategic positions at the International Development Law Organization, Italy and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, UK.
