Githinji Gitahi Profile: Age, Education, Career, Family & Net Worth

GITHINJI GITAHI

Githinji Gitahi is a Kenyan medical doctor, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Amref Health Africa.

He was a commissioner for the Africa COVID-19 commission and co-chair of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) 2030 Steering Committee. 

Age & Early Life

He was born in 1970 in Nyeri County. He is the eighth born in a family of nine siblings.

Githinji Gitahi Educational Background

Gitahi graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Nairobi.

Additionally, in 2016 he earned a certificate for strategic performance from Havard University.

Githinji furthered his education at the United States International University (USIU) graduating with a master’s degree in business administration, majoring in marketing.

Career Background

Gitahi has been the Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa since 2015.

Previously, Dr. Githinji was the Vice president and Regional Director for Africa, at Smile Train International from 2013 to 2015.

In addition, he worked as Managing Director for Monitor Publications in Uganda as well as General Manager for Marketing and Circulation in East Africa for Nation Media.

He has also held other senior positions at GlaxoSmithKline and worked at the Avenue Group and in the insurance industry.

Moreover, Gitahi is Co-Chair of the UHC 2030 Steering Committee, a global World Bank and World Health Organization initiative for UHC.

He holds membership in the Private Sector Advisory Board of Africa.

Achievements

The medical doctor was awarded the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS), a presidential commendation.

He was issued an award for an outstanding contribution to the health sector while being at the helm of Amref.

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Family

He is married and has children. No further information about his family has been revealed. He got married when he was still in Campus.

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Net Worth

Even though he has not publicly revealed his net worth, however, he was featured in a business article naming him as one of the highest-paid CEOs.

He is earning over Ksh30 million a year.

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