Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, PhD, is the founder director and technical advisor of the African Institute for Health and Development. Prior to that position, she worked for the Kenya Medical Research Institute, the African Medical and Research Foundation, the Population Council, and the African Population and Health Research Center.

In addition, Dr. Amuyunzu-Nyamongo serves as the secretary of the NCD Alliance of Kenya and as the vice-president for the African Region for the International Union for Health Promotion and Education. She also serves on various international committees, including Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) and the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) of the International Food Policy and Research Institute. 

She chairs the Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilization Technical Working Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Ministry of Health and holds a similar position for noncommunicable diseases in Kenya.

Dr. Amuyunzu-Nyamongo is an adjunct faculty member of Strathmore University in Nairobi, and she has published widely on health and social development issues, including gender, noncommunicable diseases, neglected tropical diseases, child health, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and poverty. She holds a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and a bachelor’s in anthropology from the University of Nairobi.