Meet Our Expert Team

Healthcare professionals with diverse expertise across clinical practice, technology, finance, and operations.

Dr. Rania Ibrahim

Co-Founder & CEO

Dr. Rania Ibrahim is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Innova Healthcare Consultancy, a trailblazer in transforming healthcare delivery and systems innovation in Ethiopia. With over 15 years of diverse experience across… Read More

Temesgen Mekonnen

Co-Founder and Senior Partner

Temesgen Mekonnen is the Senior Partner and Co-founder of Innova Health Consultancy, where he oversees a diverse portfolio of healthcare transformation projects across Ethiopia…Read More

Solomon Desalegn

Partner

Solomon Desalegn, MD, MA, is a partner at Innova Healthcare Consultancy Services, one of Ethiopia’s leading healthcare consultancy firms. With expertise in project management, strategic planning, and financial modeling and analysis…Read More

Dr. Alazar Bekele ​

Senior Associate

Dr. Alazar is a dynamic healthcare leader and strategist who possesses both business and medical expertise. With an MBA from the International Leadership Institute and an MD from St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College…Read More

Dr. Biruktawit Getachew

Project Manager

Dr. Biruktawit Getachew is a medical doctor with over five years of experience spanning clinical care, health insurance systems, and digital health innovation… Read More

Dr. Hellina Kassahun

Assoicate

Dr. Hellina Kassahun currently holds the titles of a medical doctor, MSc holder, and project coordinator. She received her medical degree from St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College and finished her master’s in Public Health for Development from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Read More

Dr. Sifa Lydia Niyokwizerwa

Kinnova Country Director

Sifa Lydia Niyokwizerwa is a medical doctor with an MBBS from Hubei University of Medicine. She is deeply passionate about patient-centered care, public health, and strengthening healthcare systems across Africa. Read More

Dr. Jihan Kahssay

Adviser

Dr. Jihan Kahssay is a jurist with an extensive background in legal research, writing and teaching, focused on social law, human rights law, migration and refugee law, and constitutional law. Dr. Kahssay is a curious person who is driven by a love of learning and finding connections…Read More

Adey Fissahatsion

Adviser

Adey received her Master of Laws in Public International Law at the Universiteit van Amsterdam in 2011. She is currently earning her master’s degree in Health Economics, Policy and Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam.Read More

Elias Schulze

Advisor

Elias Schulze serves co-founder and Managing Director of Kana Television; he has spent the last 9 years focused on Africa across various strategy, finance, and operational roles or projects in over 15 countries…Read More

Dr. Yonas G. Hagos

Associate

Dr. Yonas G. Hagos is a medical doctor by profession and currently working as a project coordinator at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC). In his carrier, he has been leading vast arrays of projects ranging from coordinating community… Read More

Meki Shewangizaw

Associate

Meki previously served as an Organization Strategy Implementation Fellow at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College. She was responsible for applying human-centered design thinking to increase patient care and assist in the implementation…Read More