Nandini Shahla Chowdhury, communications coordinator at Plan International Bangladesh, has been working in the development sector for three years. With an academic background in mass communication and journalism, Nandini has a great interest in child rights, gender-based violence as well as gender representation in media and development communications.

Nandita Thatte leads the IBP Network secretariat in the department of sexual and reproductive health and research at WHO in Geneva, Switzerland. Her portfolio includes leveraging IBP partners to support the dissemination and use of evidence-based interventions and guidelines, inform implementation research, and foster collaboration. Prior to joining WHO, Thatte was a senior adviser in the Office of Population and Reproductive Health at USAID.

Nane Annan is a board member at the Kofi Annan Foundation, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to help build peaceful, democratic, and resilient societies.

Nanette Braun is chief of communications and advocacy at U.N. Women, the global champion for women and girls and newest member of the United Nations family. She has worked on women's rights for the past 10 years. Before joining the U.N., Nanette worked as a journalist, mainly for print media in her native Germany and abroad, with a focus on humanitarian and development issues.

Nanette Cocero is the global president of Pfizer Vaccines. Nanette leads a team of 1,500 colleagues and manages a diverse vaccines portfolio aimed at protecting lives at all stages, partnering with governments, civic organizations, and others in the biopharmaceutical industry to accelerate global public health progress. She is also chair of the International Federation of Pharmaceuticals and Manufacturers Association Vaccine CEO Steering Committee.

Nanthalile Mugala is chief of the African region at PATH. She is responsible for providing strategic leadership and guidance, as well as overseeing program activities in the region. Mugala is a seasoned leader and public health expert with more than 25 years of experience leading and implementing programs and services related to HIV, malaria, reproductive health, child and newborn health, and nutrition. Before assuming her current position, she served as country director for PATH’s Zambia program.

Naoko Yamamoto serves as assistant director-general for universal health coverage and health systems at the World Health Organization. Dr. Yamamoto has nearly 30 years of experience working on health in Japan and most recently served as senior assistant Minister for global heath in Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Naomi Burke-Shyne is the executive director of Harm Reduction International and has worked at the intersection of global health, drug policy, law, and human rights for the past 20 years. Naomi is deeply concerned with health as a public good, the right to health, and the related funding landscape.

Naomi Lipstein is a communications professional with over 20 years of experience in formulating communications strategies. Currently she serves as communications manager at OLAM, a network of Jewish and Israeli organizations working in low- and middle-income countries. You can reach her at naomi@olamtogether.org.