Metasebiya Ayele Mamo is a global health practitioner with an interest in citizen-led approaches to health security in Africa. Her work focuses on advancing health equity and access by supporting locally driven solutions and inclusive governance as pathways to stronger and more responsive public health systems.

Before joining Yale Jackson, Metasebiya served as a youth engagement advisor for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) African Union Strengthening Crisis and Pandemic Response in Africa (SCPRA) Project. In this role, she supported the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in designing and implementing key youth engagement initiatives. Her work focused on three core areas: institutionalizing youth participation within Africa CDC, strengthening youth capacity and talent through leadership and skills development, and enhancing access to partnerships and financing for youth-led health programs across the continent. 

Previously, as a Princeton in Africa Fellow, she supported research and adolescent programming at the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Botswana. Born and raised in Ethiopia, Metasebiya holds a dual degree in global health and biology from Duke University and Duke Kunshan University.