Mariam Jashi

Mariam is a senior-level policymaker in Global Health, Sustainable Development, and Innovative Financing, bringing experience from 26 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

In August 2023, she was appointed as the first CEO of the Global Sepsis Alliance. She is the Secretary General of the Medical Women’s International Association, Global Board Member of UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health, and Advisory Board Chair of Tbilisi Medical Academy.

Mariam is a former Member of the Parliament of Georgia, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Education and Science, Deputy Minister of Health, Member of the Parliamentary Council for Gender Equality, and President of the Leading Group Secretariat on Innovative Financing for Development.

Her earlier experience includes 12 years of humanitarian and development work with UNICEF, UNAIDS, other UN agencies, GAVI, and the World Bank. Mariam is a recipient of the WHO Award for contribution to Polio Eradication in Europe. A Mason Fellow of Harvard Kennedy School, she holds an MPA degree from Harvard University, a Doctor of Medicine (MD degree from AIETI Medical School, a Master of Public Health (MPA) from Tbilisi State University, and a Public Health Certificate from Lund University and University College London.