US President's Malaria Initiative for States Project

Director, Strategy, Business Development & Partnerships

Olumide O. Elegbe is the Director of Strategy, Business Development & Partnerships at MSH. He first joined MSH in 2016 as Senior Manager, Corporate and Foundation Relations, working extensively with the private sector to create new partnerships. Elegbe was later appointed Country Representative in Nigeria with a focus on business development, partnerships, and compliance.

Ali Rajpoot

Director of Finance and Administration

Throughout his 20-year professional career, Ali Rajpoot has been responsible for the finance, accounting, and administrative activities of large, multifaceted development programs in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Indonesia, Nigeria, Liberia, and the United States, demonstrating a keen ability to manage multiple projects operating in various high-risk and remote locations while ensuring compliance with international standards and the specific requirements of funders. He has extensive experience managing finances for USAID programs valued up to $150 million and has managed a $10 million portfolio of more than 100 grants.

Olusesan Ishola-Gbenla

Senior Private-sector Advisor

Olusesan Ishola-Gbenla (MB.ChB, MPH) brings more than 20 years of progressive experience in general medical practice and public health project management, with 15 years’ experience coordinating private-sector participation in malaria control programs. He has successfully implemented private-sector programming for both international donors and local associations that addressed priority health conditions, including malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health. He was a pioneer in the development and implementation of Nigeria’s health sector Public-Private Partnership (PPP) policy as the first PPP advisor in the Federal Ministry of Health under the DFiD-funded PATHS2 project (December 2008–April 2011).