Maureen Lewis has spent over 25 years advising government and private sector leaders around the world on health system reforms. Dr. Lewis has held a variety of management and leadership positions in global health, including Chief Economist for Human Development at the World Bank. She is the author of more than 75 research publications and working papers and five books, and is a member of numerous international organizations including the Council on Foreign Relations  Dr. Lewis speaks frequently for private, public and nonprofit audiences across the globe. She has a PhD in Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Jesse Heitner is a health economist with an extensive background in population data analytics and policy analysis. Before joining Aceso Global, he served as Head of Data Analytics for Veritas Health Systems and as a data analytics consultant for the World Bank, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Isdell-Flowers Cross-Border Malaria Initiative. Dr. Heitner also worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Harvard School of Public Health’s Economics Department and the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Department. He has published in multiple peer-reviewed journals. He holds an ScD in Global Health & Population from Harvard University and a Master of Public Policy from U.C. Berkeley.

Rafael Mazin is a public health expert from Mexico, and has spent over 25 years as a Senior Advisor at the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). Over the course of his career, he has provided technical assistance to all PAHO member countries in the planning, implementation and monitoring/evaluation of their national HIV/AIDS programs, as well as in the implementation of specific regional and sub-regional projects and activities. He has deep experience in establishing open and constructive dialogue with diverse stakeholders, including governments, private sector and civil society, and has designed and led numerous training and capacity building workshops for these groups. Dr. Mazin works tirelessly to support improved quality of life for persons affected by the HIV epidemic, and has collaborated in processes geared toward protection of human rights and empowerment of key populations throughout Latin America. In recognition of his advocacy leadership, he received the Golden Medal of the World Association of Sexual Health for life-long achievement in 2017. He is a member of various editorial boards and holds a medical degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and an MPH from The George Washington University.

Anna Bonfert manages Aceso Global’s Latin America portfolio and supports technical research on health financing, hospital management, and quality. Before joining Aceso Global, she worked at the World Bank focusing on the design and implementation of impact evaluations. Her past work experience in health economics and financing also includes a transition readiness assessment in Brazil for the Global Fund and a research project on health insurance for informal sector workers for GIZ and the Indonesian Ministry of Health. She received a BSc in International Economics from the University of Tübingen in Germany and an MA in Global Human Development from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where she focused on health economics and finance. She has lived and worked in multiple Latin American countries, and speaks German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Alexander Csanadi researches healthcare financing and sustainability of donor-funded programs in health. He is currently supporting Aceso Global’s work on HIV transition planning in Mauritius. His previous research includes investigating the effects of industrial policy in Ghana, as well as the impact of migrant remittances on a variety of development outcomes across sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining Aceso Global, he interned with the US Department of Commerce and at the Peace Corps Headquarters. He also served as Editor-in-Chief for American University’s undergraduate research journal, Clocks and Clouds. He holds a double Bachelor's degree in International Studies and Economics from American University, with an additional certification in Community-Based Research.