Executive Director of The Empower Group

Professor Paul Lalvani is a former UN diplomat and the founder and Executive Director of The Empower Group, a global organisation specialising in institutional and human resources capacity building. Operating in over 40 countries, Empower has supported more than half a million professionals through digital solutions.

Prof Lalvani has over 25 years of experience working across both developed and developing countries with health and humanitarian organisations, including The Global Fund and WHO. He has advised board members, health ministers, and heads of state on strategy, vision, and impact. Beyond the boardrooms, he has spent years on the ground, navigating the dusty roads and last-mile clinics of Kabul, Port Moresby, Sokoto, and Sana’a.

Organisations that Prof Lalvani has supported through Empower include Ministries of Health in over 30 countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, President Kufuor’s Foundation in Ghana, The Global Fund, George Soros’ Open Society Institute, various UN agencies (WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS), the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, the Asia Pacific Leaders’ Malaria Alliance, and others.