OUR TEAM

Mohamed Yaya Balde

Mohamed Yaya Baldé is the founder and original driving force behind the NAD Complex project.  From a large Muslim family and a polygamous culture, Mohamed married once only and, after completing his own education in the City of Labé, worked to ensure that his four children were well educated in both West Africa and the United States. After careers in both government and the private sector, Mohamed has turned his attention to the cause-based work of his non-governmental organization ANAD (Association NAD).  His goal is more effective community development in the Labé region of Fouta Djallon (Middle Guinea).  The means to achieving this goal is the NAD Complex, a center that offers quality primary education, healthcare services, vocational training, and more effective community development through the animation of Labé’s community life and the enhanced coordination of NGO activities.

Ahmadou Balde

Youngest son of Mohamed, Ahmadou Baldé is a recent graduate of Bentley University’s MBA program.  Educated in Guinea, Senegal, and the United States (Salem University for his undergraduate studies), he is interested in entrepreneurship, writing, philosophy, and humanism. As a U.S. resident, Ahmadou shuttles between the United States and Guinea to fulfill his duties as President of NAD Partners and as Directeur général of NAD.  The former responsibility focuses on fund raising in support of special features of the NAD Complex, including medical supplies for the Medical Center and scholarship support for those children whose families cannot pay the full fees for the quality schooling the pupils receive.  As Directeur général, Ahmadou leads the NAD School’s recruitment program for both students and teachers as well as having responsibility for curriculum development where he is supported by several of NAD’s expert partners.

Josheph Haba

Joseph Haba is a highly credentialed educator with over 27 years of experience in both public and private sector schools.  Trained in Guinea, Senegal, and France, “Monsieur” Haba has taught and managed schools in France, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and Guinea. At the NAD School, he has overall responsibility for day-to-day management of all aspects—both scholastic and administrative—of the school’s conduct and success.  He is deeply involved in student and teacher recruitment, training of the latter, parent-teacher relationships, and, in general, the reputation of the school.  Joseph Haba provides a unique combination of teaching and administrative talent, wisdom, and discipline.

Janak Joshi

Janak Joshi leads technology and corporate strategy for lifeIMAGE, one of the largest healthcare exchanges supporting hundreds of Academic Medical Centers, biotech companies and medical device manufacturers globally. In this capacity, he is responsible for bringing novel solutions to problems from trauma to in-patient to ambulatory to long-term care facilities that cut across institutional boundaries, vendor systems and medical devices.  His specific focus is on patient safety, guideline compliance, access and coordination and benefits management. A long time member of CommonWell and CareEquality, Janak chairs the imaging workgroup at CommonWell responsible for establishing patient-centric use cases and standards across the U.S. and European vendor ecosystem. He is responsible for contributing to CommonWell’s strategy and business development. In his early healthcare career, Janak worked at Harvard University and Partners Healthcare System, working with industry leaders to set a best practice in ambulatory EMR workflows and research innovation.