Our Team

CEO

Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite is a Portuguese-Canadian medical doctor trained in infectious diseases with extensive experience in global health, health systems and science-based policymaking. Prior to his current role as CEO of 'HealthAI - The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health' in Geneva, Dr. Ricardo served four terms as a Member of Parliament in Portugal on both health and foreign affairs committees. Ricardo is a city councillor in Sintra and previously served as Deputy Mayor of Cascais.

He is the founder and President of the 'UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health', a network of current and former policymakers from 110 countries. With more than 15 years of academic experience, he is Chair of the Board of the Harvard-Charité Global Health Policy Lab, based in Berlin, and Chair of the Centre for Global Health at NOVA University Information Management and Data Science School in Lisbon. He completed postgraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Medical School. Previously, Dr Baptista Leite worked as a practising physician in the Portuguese National Health Service for several years, including an internship at the World Health Organization.

More recently, he served as a medical volunteer both during the COVID pandemic in his hometown hospital in Portugal for over a year and as part of a humanitarian mission at the Lviv Regional Hospital in Ukraine during the first summer after the beginning of the war.

CHIEF AI OFFICER

Dr.Sc. Alberto-Giovanni Busetto is a Swiss-Italian AI Executive & Innovator and the Chief AI Officer of HealthAI. Alberto-Giovanni is also a Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils and has been both the inaugural Global Head of Data Science & AI at Merck Healthcare and the first Group SVP Head of Data & AI of The Adecco Group. He has been a UN Global Compact Mentor, Merck Digital Champion, IBM Distinguished Speaker, Task-Force Member of the World Employment Confederation, recognized among the nation's outstanding early-career engineers by the US National Academy of Engineering FoE and as the US Big Data Chair of the Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering. After earning a Doctorate with a Medal from ETH Zürich, he has served as faculty in AI at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has been the Founder & Executive Director of the Intelligent and Predictive Systems Laboratory. In his two decades of experience, he led the creation and management of intelligent products for Healthcare, BioTech, EdTech, Electronics, Engineering and Professional Services in the USA, Europe and APAC.

CHIEF SCIENTIST

Dr. Yap is HealthAI's Chief Scientist, and she is currently co-steering the scientific and technical direction of HealthAI. She works with partners worldwide on research topics such as pandemic preparedness and response, open health, antimicrobial resistance, and maternal and child health. Her recent research focuses on using mixed methodology in implementing and evaluating both analogue and digital public health interventions. Before joining HealthAI, Dr Yap worked as a Senior Epidemiologist at the National Center for Infectious Diseases in Singapore and as an Epidemiologist at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, where she also earned her PhD in Epidemiology.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Anne has 20 years of experience in international development, including 15 years in global health.

Before joining HealthAI, Anne worked for 15 years with the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, including at the Swiss Mission in Geneva and as Head of Health and Governance at the Swiss Embassy in Myanmar. She also worked in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and on international financial institutions. Before that, Anne worked with UNFPA in Tanzania and with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Anne holds an M.Sc. in Physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), an M.A. in International Relations from SAIS, Johns Hopkins University and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Health Systems Management from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

RESPONSIBLE AI MANAGER

Dr Evangelia Baka is a multidisciplinary scientist and researcher focusing on the intersection of Human - AI interaction, digital health, neuroscience, and ethics. Before joining HealthAI, she completed her PhD at the University of Geneva, where she currently holds the position of Lecturer. She also worked as a visiting researcher at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the Cyprus University of Technology. Dr Baka holds an MSc in Brain and Mind Sciences from the Medical School of the University of Crete and a BSc in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the National Technical University of Athens. She also holds a BA in Dance and a professional Diploma in Music and Piano performance.

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Irene is HealthAI's project coordinator. She previously worked in a consultancy firm as a client support and marketing associate and started her career as a research intern for UNCTAD, where she contributed to several reports on investment policy. Irene holds a bachelor's degree in Law and Business Administration from the University of A Coruña (Spain). She also has a professional title in Music, in the speciality of Guitar.

SENIOR IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER

Yi-Roe is the Research Implementation Lead for HealthAI. Before joining Health.AI, she worked closely with the Ministry of Health in Singapore on healthcare transformation programmes at the hospital level using digital tools as enablers. Based in Singapore, she has also worked as a research fellow at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, employing mixed methods in implementing public health and community-based research projects. Having a background in Traditional Chinese Medicine, she has also been practising as a Chinese physician.

COMMUNICATIONS LEAD

Lia is the Communications Lead for HealthAI, Lia is the Communications Lead for HealthAI, focusing on building the brand and increasing awareness of how countries can leverage AI to enhance health and well-being for all. With a passion for content creation and storytelling, Lia brings over 20 years of experience as an accomplished journalist and communications expert, earning awards for her work in health and non-profit communications. She has a proven track record of securing top media coverage, building personas and brands, crafting customer journeys, and receiving recognition for guiding organizations through challenging situations in times of crisis.

Outside of work, Lia enjoys spending time outdoors with a good book or cherishing moments with her family.