Rose Nzyoka

Country Director, Kenya

Rose Nzyoka is a global health and systems strengthening leader with over 20 years of experience across sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Nigeria, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, and Eswatini). Most recently the Kenya Country Director at Palladium, she has held senior leadership roles including Chief of Party and Knowledge Management Lead, supporting large donor-funded programs through organizations such as USAID, CDC, UNICEF, Helen Keller Foundation, and Caritas International to deliver sustainable health outcomes through multidisciplinary teams.

A strategic advocate for governance and policy, Rose serves on the boards of the Global Digital Health Network and Palladium Kenya. She also contributes her expertise as an advisory committee member for the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) East Africa Chapter, focusing on building institutional capacity for long-term regional impact.

Rose holds a BSc from Moi University, an MSc in Information Systems from the University of Sunderland, and is currently a PhD candidate in Public Health at JKUAT.