Director of Health Investments, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Monisha Ashok is the Director of Health Investments at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), where she leads health policy, strategy, and business development. As a senior adviser, Monisha provides guidance and leadership to investment teams on health transactions across the agency.
Previously, she was a Senior Advisor for Market Access & Innovative Finance at USAID’s Center for Innovation and Impact (CII) in the Global Health Bureau. At CII, she led blended finance initiatives to catalyze investment for global health.
Prior to CII, Monisha was a Project Leader at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Washington D.C., where she led strategy, organizational design, and operations for private and public sector clients. She has a deep passion for global health and previously worked with the World Bank on a national study on healthcare availability and quality in India.
She holds an MPA in International Development (MPA/ID) from the Harvard Kennedy School and BAs in Economics and Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley.
