In her role as Vice President, Integration, Dr. Olufunke Fasawe plays a crucial role in the strategic alignment and coordination of various health programs and initiatives to ensure cohesive and efficient delivery of services in response to Governments’ priorities. In this role, she manages cross-functional teams, fosters partnerships to ensure that program objectives are met in line with CHAI’s mission and guiding principles to maximize impact.
Dr. Fasawe is committed to health equity and women’s and girls’ empowerment and is deeply passionate about improving healthcare services in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, where she led the CHAI’s SRMNH portfolio for almost a decade, also doubling as Director of Programs for the Nigeria office. Before joining CHAI in 2012, she worked as a health economics consultant at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in Geneva.
Dr. Fasawe holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, a Master’s degree in International Health Management, Economics, and Policy from Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, and a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She also earned a professional certificate in Leadership, Engagement, Acceleration, and Disruption (LEAD) from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.