Healthcare strategist. MBA leader. Author. Keynote speaker. Founder of OPEX Africa — where 14+ years of frontline healthcare experience meets enterprise-grade consulting.
From hospital wards to boardrooms — a career built across every critical dimension of healthcare delivery, and the operational wisdom that comes with it.
Deep insider knowledge of how insurance companies think, approve, and deny — critical for revenue cycle optimization on both sides of the payor-provider relationship.
Led teams of 100+ across clinical, administrative, and commercial functions. Builds KPI frameworks that create accountability without bureaucracy.
From ward-level process optimization to multi-year strategic roadmaps — experience across every operational layer of healthcare delivery in Africa.
Active GM of a 21-year diagnostics distributor — real-world commercial and operational expertise in healthcare equipment and supply chain across East Africa.
"I've sat at every table in healthcare — the ward, the insurance desk, the hospital boardroom, and the GM's office. That's not a CV line. That's the only way to understand why African healthcare organizations keep running into the same walls."
Born from over a decade of leading teams in high-stakes healthcare environments, The Leadership Seatbelt is MD Wambugu's distillation of what it actually takes to lead with accountability — especially when the environment is chaotic, underfunded, and under-resourced, as it often is in African healthcare.
The book challenges leaders at every level to buckle in — to own their role, set the standard, and build teams that don't need to be watched to perform well.
Each built to solve a different piece of the African healthcare and professional development puzzle
A 100% remote healthcare consultancy built specifically for SMEs and founder-led healthcare organizations across Africa. Strategy, workforce, revenue cycle, data analytics, talent placement, and digital products — all under one roof.
A 21-year-old diagnostics equipment distribution company based at Tatu City Industrial Park, Ruiru. Distributing global diagnostic brands to hospitals, laboratories, and clinics across Kenya — with a KES 400M revenue goal by 2030.
A professional speaking and corporate training platform. MD delivers keynotes, workshops, and leadership development programs for healthcare organizations, corporate teams, and professional associations — drawing from real operational experience, not theory.
A career development company helping professionals level up through CV writing, LinkedIn optimization, interview coaching, and career strategy. Serving healthcare professionals and corporate executives who want to accelerate their career trajectory.
Whether you need strategic consulting, a keynote speaker, or a locum placement — let's start with a conversation.