Founder and Chair - Boston, MA

Senan is a physician-scientist and entrepreneur dedicated to creating technology to improve global health. He has an MD and PhD from Harvard in Computational Neuroscience, in which he applied machine learning approaches for seizure prediction in epilepsy. He is on the board of nonprofit organizations supporting community health, including The Connected Foundation and Medicine in Motion. He also founded Delfina to bring lifesaving technologies to pregnancy care. Senan enjoys surfing, riding bikes, and listening to deep house mixes.

CEO - Boston, MA

Hassaan Ebrahim is an educator and entrepreneur focused on improving outcomes for children around the world. In addition to leading the team at Hikma Health, Hassaan is an education consultant at Education Resource Strategies, a non-profit supporting public school districts across the country. Prior to graduate school, he taught high school math in his hometown of San Jose, CA. Hassaan has a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelors in neuroscience from the University of Southern California. Hassaan enjoys biking around Boston and developing his photography and pottery skills.

Chief Technology Officer - Phoenix, AZ

Ally is a software engineer by training with a deep expertise in mathematics, data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He is the co-founder of Elsa Health, a mission-driven company focused on leveraging technology and AI to achieve equitable, universal healthcare. He has led the development of multiple, large-scale projects using emerging technologies across a range of sectors, including healthcare and education. Ally teaches practical training programs for emerging data scientists and writes about software engineering and AI. He has also been featured at international conferences such as Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NEURIPS), and contributes to the ITU/WHO focus group on AI for Health. He is constantly looking for ways to improve the human condition and contribute meaningfully to society.

Chief Research Officer - Boston, MA

Henry Ashworth, MD, MPH is a Resident Physician in Emergency Medicine. While at Harvard Medical School, Henry received the Sheldon Fellowship to study the implementation of disruptive innovations in low-resource settings. His previous work has focused on researching healthcare inequities internationally and building community emergency response teams in post-earthquake Nepal as a Fulbright Fellow. Henry leads multiple research projects at Hikma Health to rigorously assess the impact of our technology on the populations we serve. Outside of work, he enjoys dancing of any kind, any aquatic activity, and culinary adventures.

Chief Medical Officer - Baltimore, MD

Dr. Michael Chilazi is a Cardiology Fellow at Mass. General Hospital. His family immigrated from Aleppo, Syria which he traveled to annually to visit relatives. He studied Neuroscience and Arabic at Harvard College before earning his medical degree at Harvard Medical School and completing his residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Michael is passionate about supporting medical education and healthcare delivery domestically and internationally, having worked with both Kaiser Permanente and the Syrian American Medical Society. In his free time, Michael enjoys traveling, cooking, and (occasionally) running.

Chief Operating Officer - Boston, MA

Zahra is the Associate Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where she leads quantitative evidence generation studies to support global market access and reimbursement of their Cystic Fibrosis portfolio. Zahra holds a M.S. in Health Economics from the Harvard School of Public Health and a B.S./B.A. in Biological Sciences and Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University. She is passionate about the intersection of health and data access disparities and enjoys singing, Arabic calligraphy, and pretending to write poetry.

Chief Financial Officer - Denver, CO

Melissa Shelton is a Denver native, currently working as a Compliance and Privacy Specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado. She is certified in both Healthcare Compliance (CHC) and Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC). With a passion to gain new experiences that have a focus on justice and health equity, she serves on the board of a volunteer organization that focuses on meeting the unmet medical needs of vulnerable populations in her community. She firmly believes that access to healthcare is a basic human right, not a privilege. When she is not working or volunteering, you can find her teaching yoga or leading a local run club.

Chief Design Officer - Toronto, ON

Adesh is a researcher, designer, and data scientist deeply passionate about creating data-driven products in the healthcare space to improve patient outcomes. As a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto and KITE Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, he aims to characterize the influence of integrating wearable technology into therapy planning using machine learning and clinical decision support systems. He also brings his expertise as a Data Scientist to Delfina in order to predict and eventually improve maternal and fetal health outcomes. Outside of work, you can find him listening to audiobooks, playing basketball, or walking his dog, Spyro.

Program Director - Arusha, Tanzania

Sarah is a global health professional committed to empowering communities in resource-limited settings, particularly for women and girls. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Global Health and is currently pursuing her MPH from George Washington University. She has led SRH programs and HIV stigma reduction in Tanzania and the United States. Her additional work in emergency management inspires her to pursue a career reducing health disparities for marginalized and displaced populations, with a specific interest in maternal health. In her free time, Sarah can be found on safari, eating Mexican food, and playing with her dogs Amadeo and Theo.

Director of Development - San Francisco, CA

Sasha Nouri is a development professional with a decade of experience working in nonprofits, educational institutions, and medical centers. As a fundraiser, she enjoys cultivating sincere and authentic relationships with donors. Sasha feels privileged to support our mission and profound impact on migrant and displaced patients. Outside of work, you can find her playing pickleball, birdwatching, and adventuring in the beautiful Bay Area.

Research Fellow - Philadelphia, PA

Alanis is a senior Bioengineering major at Temple University with a concentration in engineering devices. As a former Emergency Medical Technician, she fully understood the importance of medical devices and consequently, how inaccessible they can be. She plans to dedicate her life to innovating and optimizing the tools people need to manage their health, especially in resource-limited settings. Alanis is also a Puerto Rico native deeply committed to improving the lives and opportunities for Latina women and children. In her free time she leads a mutual aid organization in Philadelphia committed to providing community-based resources for North Philadelphia natives. Alanis also enjoys yoga, her cat Mishka, music festivals, and creating 3D models for day-to-day applications.

Board Member - Tampa, FL

Eliza Nguyen, MD, MPH is an OBGYN physician at the Mayo Clinic committed to creating socially just communities through medicine and public health. She previously served as the president of Student Physicians for Social Responsibility and Executive Director of the BRIDGE clinic, a free clinic for uninsured patients. Eliza also serves on the board of the Tree of Life Educational Fund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that offers transnational and cross-cultural travel opportunities to promote engagement in social activism and the creation of a just world. When she isn’t studying, Eliza enjoys rock climbing, Netflix, and hanging out with her cat, Amora.

Director of Data Projects - Boston, MA

Dr. Cray Noah is a physician and engineer dedicated to innovating ways to extend the reach of medical technology. Cray is a Resident Physician in General Surgery at UCLA, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, and a transplant surgery researcher at Mass. General Hospital. Cray is the lead engineer on multiple patented medical devices, as well as an active board member and founding member of the nonprofit organization Medicine in Motion. A native Texan, Cray has transitioned from football to tennis, triathlons and sailing since moving northeast.

Medical Informaticist - Boston, MA

Dr. Firas Bounni is a physician and postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience/neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He is trilingual, and has clinical experience caring for both Arabic and English-speaking patients. Outside of work, he enjoys meditation, CrossFit, cycling, traveling and photography.

Medical Informaticist - Baltimore, MD

Dr. Fawzi Zghyer is currently an Internal Medicine Resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Fawzi, a Palestinian physician, was born and raised in East Jerusalem and spent the first two decades of his life in its historical alleys. He then decided to pursue medicine and earned his Medical Degree from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar. Fawzi is passionate about paying back the community and serving the underserved. He feels that the people around him have shaped the person he is today and is determined to pay them back. In his free time, you will find Fawzi playing soccer in a park, or planning an outdoor activity!

Social Media & Marketing Manager - Toronto, CA

In addition to being a devoted sales representative for Cosentino, Nerris is also a full-time Biomedical Sciences student at the University of Guelph. She hopes her growth and experience amount to a career in the Biotech/Pharma space. Through experiences working in both finance and the pharmaceutical industry, she has gained the technical skills required to develop strong relationships with her clients. Nerris’ uplifting spirit has proven to motivate collaborative work within a team setting and will be useful when put in the position of a social media marketing manager to raise awareness and interest about Hikma Health. In her free time, she enjoys staying active, playing beach volleyball and leading new adventures.