ABOUT NFA
Expert R&D and global health advisory services
OUR STORY
Strategic guidance to help achieve global health goals
Our team specializes in helping organizations understand and navigate complex R&D and funding landscapes. We are committed to evidence-based decision-making and partner with clients to craft strategies and programs that address medical need, foster collaboration, and drive sustainable progress towards global health goals.​
With decades of experience across the R&D value chain—from research and product development to regulatory processes and advocacy—NFA is a trusted partner helping clients maximize the impact of vaccines and immunotherapies against major global diseases.
Our Team
NFA is built around a network model that harnesses decades of technical and functional expertise from industry, academia and non-profits. Our team includes R&D, global health, business and policy / advocacy experts whose professional experience spans a broad spectrum of disciplines, disease areas, and global markets at some of the world's leading health organizations. For each project, we assemble a bespoke team of subject matter experts to match our clients' needs.
Wayne Koff, PhD
MANAGING PARTNER
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Former CEO, Human Immunome Project
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Former Chief Scientific Officer, IAVI
Bonnie Bender, MPH
MANAGING PARTNER
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Former Africa Regional Director, IAVI
Ted Schenkelberg, MPH/MBA
MANAGING PARTNER
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Former COO and Chief Strategy Officer, Human Immunome Project
Product Development
Tom Hassell, PhD
Senior Advisor, Vaccine Development & Manufacturing
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Former VP, Vaccine Dev., IAVI
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Fmr. Global VP, Process Dev., Sanofi Pasteur
Marie-Paule Kieny, PhD
Senior Advisor,
Product Development
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Former Assistant Director-General, Health Systems & Innovation, WHO
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Former Director of Research, Inserm
Rick King, PhD
Senior Advisor, Vaccine
Research & Development
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Former Director R&D, PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative
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Former VP Vaccine Design, IAVI
Michel De Wilde, PhD
Senior Advisor,
Product Development
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Former Sr. VP, R&D, Sanofi Pasteur
Klaus Cichutek, PhD
Senior Advisor,
Regulatory Affairs
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Former President, Paul Ehrlich Inst.
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Former Designated Expert, European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Jill Gilmour, PhD
Senior Advisor,
Vaccine Immunology
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Hon. Principal Research Fellow, Imperial College London
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Fmr. Executive Director, Human Immunology, IAVI
Clinical and Regulatory
Sonali Kochhar, MD
Senior Advisor,
Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
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Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington
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Medical Director, Global HealthcareConsulting
David Jenkins, PhD
Senior Advisor, Quality Assurance
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Former Scientist, Product Quality and Compliance at FHI360
Robert Johnson, PhD
Senior Advisor, Biologics Development and Manufacturing
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Former Sr. Dir., Pharmaceutical R&D,
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Amylin Pharmaceuticals
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Former Sr. Dir., Quality Operations and Control, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
Jeffrey Safrit, PhD
Senior Advisor, Infectious Disease and Clinical Research
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Former Sr. Director, Infectious Diseases, ImmunityBio
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Former Sr. Director, Infectious Diseases, NantKwest
Data and Project Management
Radhouane Aniba, PhD
Senior Advisor,
Data Systems
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CEO at RAN BioLinks
David Mark
Senior Advisor,
Artificial Intelligence
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Senior Innovation Consultant, IFC with extensive expertise in AI transformation
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Former Field Technology Lead, IAVI
Rym Ben Othman, PhD
Senior Advisor, Project Management and Clinical Operations
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Co-Founder RAN BioLinks
Policy, Advocacy, Communications and Staffing
Anthony Musyoka
Senior Advisor, Staffing and HR
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Former VP, Human Resources, IAVI
Frans van den Boom, PhD
Senior Policy Advisor, Europe
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Fmr Exec. Director Policy, Qatar Fnd.
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Fmr Exec. Director, HIP-Europe
Keiko Watanabe, MA
Senior Policy Advisor, Asia
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Extensive advisory experience in US-Asian relations.
