Professor Nicky Mulder joins the GA4GH Executive Leadership Team

GA4GH is pleased to announce Nicky Mulder, of the University of Cape Town, as the newest member of the GA4GH Executive Leadership Team, serving as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors.

Building on over a decade of involvement in the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH), Nicky Mulder, of the University of Cape Town, has joined the GA4GH Executive Leadership Team as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors.

In this role, Mulder will help guide the strategic direction of GA4GH, alongside CEO Peter Goodhand (Ontario Institute for Cancer Research), Chair Heidi Rehm (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; Massachusetts General Hospital), Vice-Chair Kathryn North (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute), Chief Strategy and Engagement Officer Angela Page (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard), and Chief Product Officer Sasha Siegel (EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute).

Mulder has been a longstanding contributor of GA4GH, having participated in early discussions to explore broad human health data sharing and shape the organisation from its inception in 2012.

She joined initial GA4GH conversations to bring greater visibility to the African genomics community, as well as to discuss expectations for integrating African genomic data into global research in a way that is equitable, non-exploitative, and supportive of the development of African research capabilities.

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