Jote Taddese

Jote Taddese is a Global IT Strategist and Co-Founder of DiaspoCare, a digital healthcare platform connecting the African diaspora to pharmacists and clinicians caring for their families back home.12 With over 20 years of experience in shaping enterprise strategies, Taddese has a background in technology and specializes in using data and analytics to provide insights for C-Suite executives.1

Currently serving as the CIO and COO of DiaspoCare, Taddese is also a Vice President of Engineering at Rally Health, Inc., where he works on providing personalized, data-driven healthcare information to improve outcomes and lower costs.1 His professional experience includes:

1. Customer-centric IT executive
2. C-Suite strategic advisor
3. Board executive
4. Social entrepreneur
5. Adjunct Professor
6. Executive Mentor45

Taddese holds a Master of Science in Software Engineering from the University of St. Thomas and a Bachelor of Arts in Management Information Systems from Luther College.3 He is known for his ability to connect individual strengths to build high-performing teams, a skill he developed from his early experiences as a team captain in neighborhood soccer matches.1

As a co-founder of DiaspoCare, Taddese is working to address challenges faced by Africans in the diaspora, such as the diversion of funds sent for healthcare and lack of access to quality medication and services in Africa.2 The platform aims to support at least 20 million Africans currently excluded from the healthcare system by 2040.2