CEO (Chief Executive Officer) APPOINTMENT

Victoria Biomedical Research Institute (VIBRI) Board of Directors have appointed Dr. Irene Diana Odhiambo to serve as Chief Executive Officer.

Dr. Odhiambo, who holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Antwerp, Belgium, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree from the University of Nairobi. Dr. Odhiambo has over 14 years’ experience working in both the public and private health sectors in Kenya.  Prior to her appointment, Dr. Odhiambo has been a Clinical Investigator at Victoria Biomedical Research Institute (VIBRI).  Before joining VIBRI, Dr. Odhiambo worked with PATH Kenya as Technical Service Delivery Advisor, HIV/TB-Nyanza.  Prior to that, she was a Medical Officer of Health/County Health Management Lead in Migori County under the Ministry of Health, Kenya.

Victoria Biomedical Research Institute (VIBRI) is a non-profit providing pharmaceutical, academic research, and non-profit organizations with a network of clinical research sites and expertise focusing on accelerating transformative therapeutics, vaccines, and devices research for major global health diseases in Kenya and the East/Central Africa region.