David Odhiambo

Kenya

MBA, 2025 
St Edmund Hall, Julius Baer Scholarship
Funding: Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Saïd/Lewis 

David Odhiambo is a pharmacist with a passion for, and a commitment to improving access to quality healthcare services for all, thereby nurturing a socially responsible generation. Currently, Odhiambo is the Regulatory Affairs Manager of Policy and Strategic Operations for the East and Southern Africa Cluster at Novartis, based in Nairobi, Kenya. He also serves as a Board Member of the Kenya Association of Pharmaceutical Industry (KAPI).

Odhiambo is the curator of African Pharmaceutical Network (APN) where he leads strategic policy initiatives to support governments in ensuring reliable access to safe, effective, and quality healthcare products in Africa. He holds a bachelor’s in Pharmacy from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and a post graduate certificate in Project Management in Global Health from the University of Washington. Through studying towards an MBA at Oxford, Odhiambo aspires to acquire business skills and strategic partnerships to unlock possibilities for the African people, particularly by driving sustainable impact investments with a focus on health, education and business ecosystems development.