Leadership Team

The Leadership Team at IVI oversees the institute’s strategic direction, operations, scientific research, and global engagement. Led by the Director General, this group drives IVI’s mission to advance vaccine development and access and manages day-to-day decision-making and program execution across its offices globally.

Leadership Team

Jerome H. Kim, M.D.

Director General
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Francois Belin, M.Sc.

Deputy Director General,
Chief Operating Officer
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Vincent Canouet, M.Sc.

Deputy Director General,
Strategy, Program, Quality, Risk Management
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Jessica Cowden, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Deputy Director General,
Clinical, Assessment, Regulatory, Evaluation
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Kyung Taik Han, Ph.D.

Deputy Director General,
Government & Public Relations
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Florian Marks, Ph.D.

Deputy Director General,
Epidemiology, Public Health, Impact
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Nicaise Ndembi, Ph.D.

Deputy Director General / Regional Director,
Africa Regional Office
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Douglas Shaffer, M.D., M.H.S.

Deputy Director General,
Global Affairs & Communications and Special Envoy for Global Health Diplomacy
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Manki Song, Ph.D.

Deputy Director General,
Science
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Anh Wartel, M.D.

Deputy Director General / Regional Director,
Europe Regional Office
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In-Kyu Yoon, M.D.

Deputy Director General,
Integrated Development and Pandemic/Outbreak Readiness

Senior Management

Leadership Team

Tae Kyung Byun, M.A.

Head of Government and Public Relations
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Alberto Cagigi, Ph.D.

Senior Director,
Europe Regional Office
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Sunee Chuasuwan, M.Sc.

Head of Clinical Operations and Trial Management
Leadership Team

Youngmi Cho, M.A.

Director of Global Affairs & Communications
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Naveena Aloysia D’Cor, M.D.

Acting Head, Clinical Development
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Ravi Ganapathy, Ph.D., PGDBA

Senior Director, Vaccine Process Development
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Tobin Guarnacci

Global Head of Quality Management
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Sue-Kyoung Jo, B.A.

Head of Program Management
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Claire Kang, M.B.A.

Head of Procurement and Travel
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Kevin Keen, M.A.

Head of Communications,
Global Affairs and Communications
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Deok Ryun Kim, Ph.D.

Head of Data Science & Innovation,
Epidemiology, Public Health, Impact
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Jae-Ouk Kim, Ph.D.

Director of Molecular Immunology, Science
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Frank Konings, Ph.D.

Program Director, Global Health Institute,
Epidemiology, Public Health, Impact
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Annette Kraus, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist,
Europe Regional Office
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Jonathan Lee, M.P.S.

Head of Human Resources
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Jungseok Lee, Ph.D.

Head of Policy & Economic Research,
Epidemiology, Public Health, Impact
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Alice Lee, M.Comm.

Senior Director, Capacity Strengthening and Legal
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Karl Ljungberg, Ph.D.

Program Director, New Initiatives
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Julia Lynch, M.D.

Senior Director, Cholera
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Goan Yeoun Moon, M.B.A.

Chief of Staff
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Nick Bertrand Ntahokaja, Ph.D.

Head of External Affairs,
Africa Regional Office
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Sang Yeon Oh, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist
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Laura Plant, Ph.D.

Senior Director of External Affairs,
Europe Regional Office
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Nimesh Poudyal, M.D.

Senior Research Scientist, Epidemiology, Public Health, Impact
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Sushant Sahastrabuddhe, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.

Associate Director General,
Innovation, Initiatives & Enterprise Development
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Tharinee Sakhakorn, M.Sc.

Program Director, EPIC Research Affairs
Leadership Team

Tarun Saluja, M.D., MBBS

Director of Clinical Development,
Clinical, Assessment, Regulatory, Evaluation
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Sang Hwan Seo, Ph.D.

Director, Science
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Byoung-Shik Shim, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist, Science
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Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Director General,
Epidemiology, Public Health, Impact
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Kerstin Westritschnig, M.D.

Head of Austria Country Office
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Dong Kyo Yang

External Relations Senior Director - Republic of Korea,
Government & Public Relations
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Jae Seung Yang, Ph.D.

Director of Clinical Immunology,
Science
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Raphaël M. Zellweger, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Senior Research Scientist,
Epidemiology, Public Health, Impact