Fred Hersch
APAC Portfolio Lead at Africa Health Ventures
Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolFred Hersch is a product leader and corporate social innovator with 17 years of experience applying design-led innovation and AI to improve health access and equity across low-resource settings. Based in Singapore, he currently leads the APAC portfolio for the Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator and has steered product and program initiatives across Google Health, Telenor Health and multiple global health organisations. Trained as a medical doctor with public health and executive education from Stanford, he blends clinical insight with pragmatic product management—especially around interoperability and FHIR—to build scalable, data-driven digital health solutions. He also advises early-stage health investors and ventures in Africa and South Asia, bringing hands-on due diligence and portfolio support to mission-driven startups. A 2025 Schwab Foundation awardee for Corporate Social Innovation, Fred is notable for translating frontline clinical experience into technical product strategies that prioritize measurable social impact.
17 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
LEAD Executive Education Leadership Innovation, LEAD Executive Education Leadership Innovation at Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessThe University of SydneyUNSW Sydney
Spanish
Github Skills (37)
kotlin10
sqlite10
health10
interoperability10
jetpack10
proxy-server10
android-architecture-components10
sqlite-database10
android-development10
android-library10
kotlin-library10
sdk10
android10
hl7-fhir10
kotlin-android10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
fredhersch/openmrs-fhir-analytics
Nov 2022 - Jan 2025
A collection of tools for extracting OpenMRS data as FHIR resources and analytics services on top of that data. [NOTE: WIP/not production ready].
Contributions:44 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 1 month
analyticsnot-production-readydata-analysisfhiropenmrs
fredhersch/postcards
Nov 2008 - Nov 2008
Contributions:19 commits in 8 days
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