Guillaume Foutry

Program Director - West Africa & Special Initiatives

I am passionate about building and implementing digital solutions that positively impact people’s lives. Working with health workers in West Africa, I have seen first hand how the use of digital job aids and the management of the data they generate can contribute to a reduction in maternal and child mortality.

I have over 10 years of IT project management experience in Europe and Africa, leading teams to design and build digital tools for governmental and non-governmental organizations. I have spent the past few years overseeing mHealth projects from the initial design phase to the implementation and assessment, leading multidisciplinary teams that worked jointly with Ministries of Health.

Prior to joining Cooper/Smith, I was Regional Project Manager at Terre des hommes (a Swiss NGO) where I lead the growth of one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest m-Health projects known as IeDA (Integrated e-Diagnostic Approach). I provided overall oversight on the implementation of the project in 720 clinics in Burkina Faso, including its technical, medical, and institutional developments as well as its rollout at the district level. I also oversaw its deployment in Mali and Niger.

Before my role at Terre des hommes, I worked for several marketing and advertising companies in Europe and the US, managing the development of highly engaging applications on social media platforms. As Channel Manager at Spil Games in the Netherlands, I grew a social gaming platform that generated annual revenue of $11M.

I hold a Master’s Degree in European Business from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Law from the Institute of Political Studies in Aix en Provence. I speak French, English, and Spanish.