Scientific & Healthcare Leadership

Grounded in senior clinical excellence, economic analysis, and strategic health leadership.

Overview

Enabled Care is guided by seasoned healthcare leaders who bridge the gap between rigorous scientific research, health economics, technology, and strategic implementation. Our executive leadership brings decades of high-level experience in managing complex, multi-million-dollar health enterprises, advising governments, and advancing clinical and epidemiological research.

Executive Directors & Founders

Dr Julian Naidoo

Co-Founder & Executive Director

PhD (Economics), Masters (Economic Policy Analysis), PGD (Health Management & Economics)

Dr Julian Naidoo brings extensive health economics, strategic technical leadership, and financial management expertise to Enabled Care. With a career spanning global development institutions, top-tier advisory firms, public finance, and major health entities, Dr Naidoo focuses on translating scientific innovation and healthcare analytics into implementable, sustainable solutions.

Key Professional Experience

  • Head of Wits Development Enterprise (Wits Health Consortium): Leads business development and serves as a strategic technical resource for large-scale healthcare initiatives within a wholly owned entity of the University of the Witwatersrand—managing portfolios across approximately 300 major health projects.

  • Director & Head of Economics / Health Lead Partner (KPMG): Led the Quantitative & Economic Analysis division and served as the health sector lead partner, advising on high-level health policy, finance, and economic analysis.

  • Deputy Director General (Gauteng Treasury): Managed public finance, fiscal policy, public-private partnerships (PPPs), and sustainable resource allocation across a R60bn annual budget.

  • International Advisory & Governance Roles: Served as a Financial & Economic Specialist for the World Bank (focusing on HIV/AIDS financial and economic modelling) and as Chairperson of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Advisory Board for the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Academic Credentials & Awards

  • PhD in Economics (Concentrations in Econometrics & Health Economics) — University of Maryland (2005)

  • Masters in Economic Policy Analysis — University of Maryland (2002, Mandela Economics Scholar)

  • PGD in Health Management & Economics — University of Cape Town (1999, Oliver Tambo Fellow)

Professor Umesh Lalloo

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Senior Clinical Specialist, Epidemiologist & Academic Leader

Professor Umesh Lalloo provides senior clinical, scientific, and academic leadership to Enabled Care. A distinguished authority in medical research and respiratory medicine, Prof Lalloo guides EC's clinical trial methodologies, research design, ethical governance, and health outcomes evaluations.

Core Areas of Impact

  • Clinical Research Leadership: Overseeing the design, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials and real-world evidence studies.

  • Academic & Methodological Governance: Bringing high-level scientific oversight to EC’s clinical research protocols, ensuring alignment with global Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ethical standards.

  • Evidence Synthesis: Mentoring research teams in converting complex epidemiological and clinical data into published, high-impact medical insights.

(Full academic biography, formal university appointments, and published research registry available upon request.)

Corporate Governance

Enabled Care operates under strict principles of scientific integrity, clinical governance, and ethical data privacy standards.

  • Registered Entity: Enabled Care (Pty) Ltd

  • Company Registration: 2017/324865/07

  • Executive Board: Dr Julian Naidoo, Prof Umesh Lalloo

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Johannesburg, South Africa

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