Julie Vanvolsem is the Co-Founder of Savics, where she leads the company’s operations. Since co-founding Savics in 2016, she has overseen the delivery of digital health projects in many countries across Africa and Asia, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Morocco, Indonesia, the Philippines, Rwanda, Niger and Mali.
Julie manages the Rwanda Health Information Exchange (RHIES), one of Savics’ flagship national initiatives. She lived in Rwanda for three years to launch the project in the country and build a strong local team, working directly with national stakeholders to make sure the solutions fit the realities on the ground. OpenHIE featured Savics’ work on RHIES in an Impact Story.
She travels extensively in the countries where Savics works. There she leads landscape assessments, trains users and partners, and helps teams turn needs on the ground into practical project plans. She works closely with Ministries of Health and international organizations, including the World Health Organization, the Global Fund, USAID and the CDC. She also has solid experience in data analysis, and helps countries interpret their health data so it supports better decisions.
Julie is committed to building local capacity. Together with the team, she developed the Savics Academy program, which trains the next generation of digital health professionals.
She holds degrees in Management Sciences and Psychology from UCLouvain in Belgium. This background shapes her people-centered approach to leading teams and managing complex projects in many different settings.
Outside of work, Julie is the mother of two daughters and loves sport, especially tennis and football. She is also passionate about travel and trekking.