Farouk Meralli is the Founder of SwipeRx, a healthcare startup connecting pharmacies in emerging markets through a common mobile technology platform. SwipeRx operates across southeast Asia connecting over 50,000 pharmacies and 250,000 pharmacy professionals which reach over 150 million patients. Previously, Farouk held senior roles in strategy and product development at global pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Sanofi, and Roche. He is the recipient of the Harvard Alumni Public Health Innovator Award, a UBS Global Visionary, a Board Advisor at PATH, and the Chair and Founder of non profit organization, Borderless World Volunteers. He holds a Bachelors in Biomedical Sciences from McGill University and a Masters in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University.