Board of Directors

His passion is enabling the provision of meaningful financial solutions to the African continent. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Kedari Advisory, a pan-African firm that focuses on actuarial consulting, data analytics and research as well as performance optimisation for entities in the private and public. He also founded and leads Dial An Actuary, a global consulting firm with a presence in the UK and the USA. Kedari operates in South Africa as well as in various countries on the African continent.

Melusi has an interest in the financial services sector with a key involvement in insurance, banking and asset management. He has recently taken a keen interest in real estate business.

Melusi is a former ASSA Council member, the Chairman of the ASSA Microinsurance Practice Area committee and sat on the NSFAS Board as a NED from 2021 - 2024.

Before co-founding the consulting practice, Melusi has worked in various roles as an actuary. He worked as the Chief Actuary for Munich Reinsurance Branch of Africa. Before this he was a valuations and product development and pricing actuary at Liberty and Discovery. His first corporate role was actuarial consulting with Deloitte where he focused on valuations, reporting, audits and model building.

My lifelong passion for evidence-based healthcare, equitable health access, noncommunicable disease multimorbidity, and universal health coverage has positioned me as a leader in medical research and a key opinion leader in global health. I am motivated to contribute to strengthening the global science/policy interface in health – with a particular focus on equity, relevance, My career has been dedicated to building and leading health research systems in low- and middle-income settings, translating scientific evidence into policy, and advancing locally led research that addresses the highest public health priorities. I bring experience at the intersection of research, funding, governance, and implementation, and I am committed to ensuring that global scientific advice reflects diverse contexts, strengthens national decision-making, and accelerates progress toward universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. I strongly believe that robust, inclusive, and policy-relevant science is foundational to improving global health outcomes.

I am a qualified physician and cardiologist, and hold several additional qualifications, including two doctorates: a DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine from the University of Oxford, St. Cross College, and an MD in Cardiology from the University of Cape Town. I am a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and have fellowships from The World Academy of Science, the Royal Society of South Africa, the Royal College of Physicians, and the University of Cape Town College of Fellows.

My global health leadership spans various national, regional, and international platforms, where I have played pivotal roles in shaping academic agendas, postgraduate medical education standards, and advancing key national strategic priorities. My commitment to mentoring young professionals and supervising postgraduate students underscores my passion for nurturing the next generation of scientific and clinical leaders.

He currently serves as Advanced Specialist: Strategic Advisory Unit at Medscheme, where he contributes to high-level strategic and advisory work within the healthcare funding and managed care environment. Alongside his corporate role, Dr. Fatsha continues to practise as a part-time General Practitioner at Santana Medical Centre in Eersterivier, maintaining direct clinical engagement and patient-centred care.

Dr. Fatsha brings deep executive experience in hospital risk management and provider relations, having previously held senior leadership positions including General Manager: Hospital Risk Management at MMI, Executive Manager: Hospital Risk Management at Metropolitan Health, and Senior Manager: Provider Relations at Metropolitan Health. His work in these roles focused on clinical governance, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and operational oversight within complex healthcare systems.

His public sector experience includes serving as Deputy Director in the Office of the Superintendent-General at the Eastern Cape Department of Health and Senior Medical Superintendent at Frontier Hospital, where he was responsible for hospital management, clinical governance, and health system leadership in resource-constrained environments.

Dr. Fatsha holds an MBChB from the University of Natal and an MBA from Stellenbosch Business School, equipping him with a rare combination of clinical expertise and business leadership capability. His career reflects a strong commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery through sound governance, strategic management, and integrated clinical-administrative leadership.

With a strong background in clinical medicine and research operations, Dr Malahleha has led and managed multiple large-scale clinical trials, particularly in the fields of HIV prevention, infectious diseases, and population health. Her work is centered on improving health outcomes among vulnerable populations, including adolescents, women, and communities at risk. She has been instrumental in establishing research infrastructure and building high-performing clinical research teams capable of delivering complex, multi-site trials to international standards.

Under her leadership, SBRI has grown into a dynamic research platform that collaborates with global pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and public health partners to conduct cutting-edge clinical studies. Dr Malahleha is particularly passionate about expanding research capacity in rural and peri-urban settings, ensuring that communities historically excluded from research have access to new prevention and treatment innovations.

In addition to her leadership in clinical research, Dr Malahleha is an advocate for healthcare innovation, workforce development, and the integration of research into routine health systems. She is committed to mentoring emerging scientists and strengthening Africa’s clinical research ecosystem through strategic partnerships and capacity-building initiatives.

Dr Malahleha continues to champion equitable access to scientific advancement and remains dedicated to driving impactful research that addresses pressing health challenges in South Africa and across the African continent.