Sherman kong

Consultant, Director, and Project Manager in Barcelona, Spain

Sherman kong

Consultant, Director, and Project Manager in Barcelona, Spain

PITCH: Systems-thinking mindset. Country exp. in Canada, US, Spain, Philippines and other settings. Focus in global health and international development.

ASPIRATION: Partner with other data-appreciating / evidence-based minds to operate sustainable programmes, and innovate social and humanitarian systems.

SNEAK PEEK:

Coordinating the team at the Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance (MESA).

Advised on digital health innovations @ Globe Telecom and partners (WHO, Ministry, NGOs) for The Philippines.

Health economist (self-funded) on fiscal space and other financing-related technical work @ the World Health Organization.

Led ICT / big-data initiatives and designed killer analytics solutions and strategies @ NexJ, BroadstreetData, and SAP BusinessObjects.

FUN STUFF:

Advised, evaluated, assisted efforts @ Grameen, UNDP Guinea-Bissau, and UN-Habitat. Managed national programmes @NAAAP, and global campaign @+acumen.

M.Sc. Health Economics & Policy @ BGSE (to learn how to evaluate impact). B.A.Sc. Electrical Engineering @ UofT (to prototype microfluidic diagnostics for emerging health contexts).

Dabbles in drums. Fan of Freakonomics (books and podcast).

  • Education
    • Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
    • University of Toronto