Global Health Technologies Coalition appoints new director

The Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) has named Jamie Bay Nishi as its new director. Currently, Ms. Nishi serves as Managing Director of Devex LIVE at Devex, a media platform for the global development community. She will assume the GHTC director position in late February.

Jamie Bay Nishi named director of GHTC. Photo: Devex.

“GHTC marks this year a decade of advocacy to accelerate the development of new health technologies to bring healthy lives within reach for all people. Jamie’s leadership skills, extensive experience building strategic partnerships within the global health and development community, and track record of success in creating impactful programs makes her an outstanding choice to lead the coalition and reinvigorate its advocacy as it celebrates this important milestone,” said Heather Ignatius, who serves on the GHTC steering committee.

Ms. Nishi has more than 12 years of experience in business development, project management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic partnership building in the health and international development sectors. In her current role, she leads Devex LIVE, an initiative she launched in 2015 which has produced numerous high-profile events around the world including the Devex World conference in Washington, DC. Prior to serving in this position, Ms. Nishi was Devex’s Senior Director for member services, where she led efforts to build Devex’s extensive network of more than 1,000 organizations and 700,000 development professionals worldwide.

Before joining Devex in 2008, Ms. Nishi spent nearly three years as a Marketing Associate and then Dedicated Advisor for the Advisory Board Company and interned in the US Department of State’s Office of South Central Europe.

Ms. Nishi holds a master's degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree in Government from the College of William & Mary. Ms. Nishi will assume the role of GHTC director on February 20, 2017. She will succeed Erin Will Morton, who served as director from January 2015 to August 2016.