Ola Brown

Olamide Brown, née Orekunrin, is a British-Nigerian medical doctor, healthcare entrepreneur and founder of the Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Group and Director Greentree Investment Company.
The Flying Doctors Healthcare Group invests and operates across the healthcare value chain in air ambulance services & logistics, consulting/healthcare technology, hospital/clinic construction, diagnostics and equipment, health facility management and pharmaceutical retail.
Early life and education.
Ola Brown was born in London, England, and attended the Hull York Medical School. After graduation, she worked in acute medicine in the United Kingdom and then went on to be awarded the Japanese MEXT scholarship which allowed her to further her studies in Tokyo, Japan, through the fellowship focused on lab-based research with induced pluripotent stem cells. She is currently completing her study for a master's degree in finance and economic policy at the University of London and also has a certificate in economic policymaking from IE business school, Spain and a certificate in accounting for decision making from the University of Michigan in the United States.
Medical career.
After graduation, Ola worked for a short period of time in the National Health Service, United Kingdom. With her specialised training in aviation medicine, she pioneered West Africa's first air-operated emergency medical services in Lagos, Nigeria; Flying Doctors Nigeria Ltd.
Ola is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians. She was listed among Young Global leaders by World Economic Forum in 2013.
Flying Doctors.
Ola was motivated to start the Flying Doctors after experiencing the loss of her sister under difficult circumstances and to improve medical services in Nigeria. 
She successfully established Flying Doctors in Lagos, Nigeria in 2007.
In 2018, a case was instituted against Flying Doctors and Olamide by the family of a late patient Hanga, this suit was voluntarily withdrawn by the Family. Flying Doctors however maintain she always has and continues to work on the corporate side of the business, in the area of strategy, marketing, investment and growth.
Investment and finance.
Alongside her work at Flying Doctors, Dr Ola, Olabode Agusto and Abasiama Idaresit run an early-stage venture capital firm, Greentree Investment Company which provides growth capital to some of Africa's technology start-ups.
Greentree Investment company operates a Startup Lab that supports entrepreneurs to grow sustainable businesses and also invests in some notable African start-ups including Paystack, Precurio and Big Cabal Media e.t.c and a portfolio of $80m that cuts across various sectors including Healthcare technology, Fintech, Media, SaaS, Agri-tech, Manufacturing and e-commerce, and Edutech.
In 2019, she founded The Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Company, a healthcare and wellness sector investment firm that brings together the investment and operational activities her team conducts in the health and wellness space.
Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Company invests and operates across the healthcare value chain in air ambulance services & logistics, consulting/healthcare technology, hospital/clinic construction, diagnostics and equipment, health facility management and pharmaceutical retail and currently invested in Koniku, a biotechnology firm & a drug manufacturing company; Lifestores – a chain of affordable pharmacies, Mdass – a diagnostic company on underserved markets providing affordable healthcare; Chisco express – a full-scale logistics firm that moves goods including pharmaceuticals across West Africa and Helium Health – a telemedicine and Electronic Medical Records platforms.
At the height of the Corona Virus Pandemic, Ola and her FDHIC team launched a COVID-19 mobile testing booth and which reduces the need for as much PPE and minimises the risk of healthcare worker infections by providing a barrier between the potentially infected patient.
In July 2020, Ola hosted Nigeria's Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adebayo in the first edition of ‘ The Conversation’ with the Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Company, with discussions centred around investment growth and opportunities in the healthcare sector.
Appearances and publications.
She has spoken at various platforms around the world, including the World Economic Forum, TED Global Conference, the Social Media Week Lagos, the European Union, the Swiss Economic Forum, the UN, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge University and the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Ola and her work have been featured on various media platforms. She is an editor of the "International Journal of Emergency Services" and has published three books – "EMQ's in Paediatrics", "Pre-Hospital Care for Africa" and "Fixing Healthcare in Nigeria; a Guide to Public Healthcare Policy". She has also written articles in the "British Medical Journal", the "Journal of Emergency Medical Services", the "Niger Delta Medical Journal", "The New York Times" and "The Huffington Post".
Honors.
She has received several awards and recognition.