The Team

Karlee Silver

Karlee Silver DPhil

Chief Executive Officer, Grand Challenges Canada

Karlee Silver is CEO of Grand Challenges Canada, giving leadership and oversight to all aspects of the organization’s activities. Karlee oversees and enables the…

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  • Mohini Bhavsar

    Chief of Staff Read More
  • Deepika Devadas

    Chief of Staff, Programs Read More

Partnership Relations & Grand Challenges Canada Foundation

  • Yaser Kerachian

    Senior Portfolio Manager, Business Development Read More
  • Tasha Noronha

    Partnerships and Operations Associate Read More
  • Joe Torres

    Director, Funder and Partner Relations and Executive Director, Grand Challenges Canada Foundation Read More

Global Health Innovation

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    Pulkit Aggrwal

    Investment Manager Read More
  • Suad Ali

    Program Assoicate Read More
  • Neelam Azmat

    Investment Manager Read More
  • Nicole Bardikoff

    Associate Director, Global Mental Health Read More
  • Sireesha Bobbili

    Program Officer Read More
  • Gloria Boly

    Program Associate, Stars Read More
  • Natasha Comeau

    Program Associate Read More
  • Michelle Cruickshank

    Senior Manager Read More
  • Brittney Dudar

    Program Officer, Global Mental Health Read More
  • Adetunji Eleso

    Director, Scale and Sustainability Read More
  • Nicole Sijenyi Fulton

    Senior Director, Global Health Innovation (Parental Leave cover) Read More
  • Leeat Weinstock

    Leeat Gellis

    Director, Global Health Innovation Read More
  • Dillan Jacobson

    Program Associate Read More
  • Sanjana Janardhanan

    Program Officer Read More
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    Miral Kalyani

    Program Associate Read More
  • Aparna Kamath

    Program Officer Read More
  • Samaa Kazerouni

    Program Associate Read More
  • Kikelomo Koya

    Social Finance Manager Read More
  • Carolina Kwok

    Associate Director, Global Health Innovation Read More
  • Dominique Laforest

    Program Officer Read More
  • Jeena Mathew

    Program Officer Read More
  • Joanita Nakamwa

    Program Associate Read More
  • Nasratullah Rasa

    Senior Manager, Global Health Innovation Read More
  • Laura Rocoski

    Program Analyst Read More
  • Diana Sanchez Guadarrama

    Program Associate Read More
  • Esther Somanader

    Program Analyst Read More
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    Justine Timpano

    Program Analyst Read More
  • Stefania Wisofschi

    Program Associate Read More
  • Michelle Yao

    Program Analyst Read More
  • Syeda Zaki

    Investment Manager Read More
  • Erica Zissis

    Program Analyst Read More

Humanitarian Grand Challenge

  • Adiam Abraham

    Program Associate Read More
  • Fawad Akbari

    Director, Humanitarian Innovation Read More
  • Zainah Alsamman

    Program Officer Read More
  • Elizabeth (Elsa) Assefa

    Investment Associate Read More
  • Patrick Coburn

    Patrick Coburn

    Program Operations Manager Read More
  • Nachiket Deval

    Investment Manager Read More
  • Hawa Noor

    Associate Communications Officer Read More
  • Pako Tshiamala

    Regional Consultant for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and French Africa Read More

Indigenous Innovation Initiative

  • Oy Lein Jace Harrison

    Knowledges Mobilization Manager Read More
  • Alexandra Langford-Pezzo

    Lab Associate Read More
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    Dilene Mugenzi

    Communications Associate Read More
  • Jillian Sutherland

    Program Associate Read More

Knowledge Management & Translation

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    Nabeela Jivraj

    Knowledge Management & Translation Associate Read More
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    Neerija Kumar

    Impact Measurement Manager Read More
  • Kristin Neudorf

    Director, Knowledge Management & Translation Read More
  • Nadia Somani

    Knowledge Management & Translation Analyst Read More
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    Abigail Speller

    Knowledge Management and Translation Manager Read More
  • Anisah Tarbhai

    Knowledge Management & Translation Associate Read More

Communications, Corporate Operations, Human Resources & IT

  • Debora Aguillon

    Associate Communications Officer, Global Mental Health Read More
  • Aoife Allen

    Peer Review Coordinator Read More
  • Lynne Chiu

    Executive Assistant Read More
  • Lahiru Embogama

    Senior IT Analyst Read More
  • Andre Lewis

    Andre Lewis

    Associate Director – IT and Corporate Operations Read More
  • Gillian Mathurin

    Director of Strategic and Corporate Communications Read More
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    Erik Miller

    Data Associate Read More
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    Maryam Mirza

    Associate Communications Officer Read More
  • Zina Nelku

    Zina Nelku

    Senior Data Associate Read More
  • Elizabeth Odza

    Human Resources & Administrative Coordinator Read More
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    Vaibhav Patel

    IT Analyst Read More
  • Chithra Rajaratnam

    Chithra Rajaratnam

    Human Resources Advisor Read More
  • Samiha Sharif

    Senior Manager, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Read More
  • Tracy Smith

    Senior Director, People & Culture Read More
  • Brandon Yancan

    Administrative Coordinator, Human Resources & Operations Read More

Finance

  • Yna Billanes Glen

    Senior Financial Analyst Read More
  • Catherine Bravo-Judah

    Finance Manager – Compliance Read More
  • Amanda Chiu

    Finance Manager – Programs Read More
  • Linda Doran

    Project Manager Read More
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    Lauren Gordon

    Finance Partner Read More
  • Tyler Gow

    Finance Partner Read More
  • Barbara Malecki

    Finance Manager – Corporate Read More
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    Caroline Martires

    Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Read More
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    Emmanuel Michael

    Senior Financial Analyst - Compliance Read More
  • Tekle Natsvlishvili

    Finance Partner Read More
  • Anil Pathela

    Senior Director, Finance Read More
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    Safwan Qureshi

    Senior Financial Analyst - Compliance Read More
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    Vikesh Ramroop

    Finance Partner Read More
  • Angel So

    Senior Financial Analyst Read More
  • Kaitlin Strachan

    Finance Manager – Programs Read More

Legal

  • Anita McKernan

    Senior Legal Counsel Read More
  • Daniel Jin Hyun Park

    Legal Counsel Read More
  • Maddy Toca

    General Counsel & Secretary to the Board Read More