Dr. Farai ShonhiwaDr Farai Shonhiwa

Zimbabwe

 

Deceased 17 November 2021

Occupational Information

Job Title: Head of Healthcare at Centum Investment Group

Professional History

Dr. Farai Shonhiwa is Head of Healthcare at Centum Investment Group, where she's responsible for the execution of East Africa's largest listed investment company's healthcare strategy.

Previously, she was the Business Projects Manager at Life Healthcare Group in South Africa where she was responsible for driving key strategic initiatives and managing the health policy portfolio.

Farai is qualified as a medical doctor and worked in the South African public healthcare sector before joining the global strategy consulting firm, Monitor Group. During her tenure at Monitor Group, she served public and private sector clients across numerous sectors, ultimately becoming Senior Project Manager.

She has an MBA from Harvard and also interned for The Prime Minister’s Office in Harare, Zimbabwe, but her most important credential is that she was one of Jacaranda’s first Summer Business Associates in 2010. 

Qualifications

MBChB from the University of Cape Town
MBA from Harvard Business School
CFA qualification.

Program

2012 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow

 Additional Tags: Medicine, Health Care, Health Policy, Business

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