Giga is passionate about healthcare and is the founder of a healthcare startup (www.agnosyshealth.com). Agnosys Health’s focus is leveraging tech, logistics and human capacity to deliver medical care outside hospitals/clinics. Giga has also worked in strategy execution and development within the finance sector, including health insurance. He led the strategy team at AXA Nigeria shortly after its health insurance subsidiary launch and helped grow the subsidiary to the #1 health insurance provider in Nigeria. 

Giga is currently a first-year student at the Rotman School of Management, where he hopes to reinforce his entrepreneurial experience with management skills. 

Post-MBA Giga hopes to pursue a career supporting innovation in the healthcare space including healthcare consulting and healthcare focused venture capital. 

Rochelle holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Boston University and is currently a full-time MBA student at the Rotman School of Management. She began her career at Massachusetts General Hospital in their Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center. During this time, Rochelle led an adverse event adjudication team, spearheaded initiatives to improve clinical trial efficiency and supported a machine learning project to predict mortality in lung cancer patients. She decided to pursue an MBA to combine her life sciences background with business experience to pivot into a healthcare management role. Rochelle is now interning at the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson as a marketing associate on their immunology portfolio.  

Puneet is currently in the Rotman Evening MBA program 2023 cohort. He is a Data Scientist working at HealthFirst, a not-for-profit health Insurance provider in US. In his past experiences, he has worked with US largest health insurance company, United Health Care, developing health insurance products and with medical devices companies developing medical imaging solutions for PET/CT scanners. Puneet is passionate about developing innovative solutions and strategies to promote an efficient healthcare system. He is also interested in longevity research and its impact on society. Puneet holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Kurukshetra University (India) and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from University of Iowa (US). 

Yu has a bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and is currently in Rotman’s full-time MBA program. He started his career as a research assistant using molecular biology techniques to expedite crop breeding. Shortly after that, he pivoted to the medical device space and worked there for over seven years, in roles of customer service and marketing. Yu wants to further his career as a marketer and has a passion for making a positive impact in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. This summer, he interned at KeyOps, connecting physicians’ insights to life science companies. 

Yipin is a Rotman Morning/Evening MBA Candidate who has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Manitoba. Prior to Rotman, she spent three years at a federally chartered non-profit organization, helping healthcare professionals across Canada and internationally. She is enjoying refining processes to make operations more efficient and providing excellent service to internal and external clients. And she has strong analytical skills to uncover insights from data to support decision-making. She has volunteered in the social services sector for over 14 years. Yipin is passionate about digital health, project management, client relationship management, strategic planning, and operations improvement. 

Taj holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours Business Administration) degree from the University of Windsor. Prior to the MBA, he primarily worked in financial services in roles ranging from business development, market research and pension consulting. He has also worked at a pharmaceutical firm where he managed client relationships. Although his roles were intensive, he found himself creating processes that responded to people’s complex needs. He interned at TELUS, through the Business Design Initiative (BDI), as a Summer Associate – Service Design. Taj is interested in learning how healthcare organizations could be designed to respond to the real needs of the patient, and processes that make organizations efficient, client centered and add-value for everyone involved.