Tina Assi is a Program Officer at Grand Challenges Canada where she supports the sourcing and scaling of innovations in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH); and where she leads a portfolio of investments in gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

With dual training in epidemiology and business, and over 10 years of experience in global health, Tina intends to move the needle on pressing health issues by leveraging the traction at the intersection of business, health, and society. Prior to joining Grand Challenges Canada, Tina’s research focused on the optimization of vaccine cold chain logistics in West Africa, North Africa, and Southeast Asia; global immunization policy; and globally comparative public policy research across 193 United Nations member states. Tina holds a PhD and a Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, an MBA from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and a Bachelor of Science from McGill University.