Vinona Bhatia MD MPH is a highly accomplished medical oncologist with extensive experience in academia, biotech, and digital health. She has earned a master's degree in public health from Harvard University, an MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and has studied at the University of California, Berkeley, UCSF, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. With over ten years of on-the-ground experience in SSA and having traveled to over 65 countries, Vinona has a deep understanding of international development, Health Systems Strengthening, and capacity building.

Vinona's expertise includes medical strategy and development for digital healthcare clinical trials, navigating regulatory environments, guiding data analysts and statisticians, writing and editing medical and marketing publications, partnering with academics, NGOs, and industry, and public speaking. She has held key positions in many notable organizations, including Head of Oncology at a Stealth Startup, Founding Limited Partner at How Women Invest, Medical Advisor at World Health Organization, Chief Medical Officer at Tilak Healthcare, Medical Director, Medical Affairs at Roche, Associate Medical Director, Medical Affairs and Product Development at Genentech, Healthcare Consultant at Intertrust, CMO at Wrap Up Africa, Research Fellow and Physician at UCSF Global Health Sciences, Associate Physician at Kaiser Permanente, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF Medical Center, and Research Intern at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Vinona is an executive-level strategic advisor for start-ups, biotech/pharma, governmental and non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, and academia. She also provides guidance for Biz dev in LMIC (EEMEA, SEA, and LATAM), educates and strategizes for medical professionals, and speaks at pitch contests and conferences.