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WHEN WERE YOU BORN?
Dr. Maryam Richards, C.M.
Director
Dr. Maryam Abdool-Richards, C.M. is a highly respected strategist and thought leader on building purposeful and robust partnerships for international development in Wellbeing, Wellness, and Welfare.
As the Principal Medical Officer for the Ministry of Health in Trinidad and Tobago, she has been effective in the delivery of Public Health leadership during periods of volatility such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and for which she was awarded her country’s second highest honour, the Chaconia Medal Gold.
With expertise in the areas of governance, strategy, healthcare systems, project management, business development, and transformational leadership, Dr. Abdool-Richards has been sought out by both Private and Public sector organisations to serve as Director and expert advisor on matters of organisational and fiscal transformation to several international and regional entities in the Financial Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Project Management Sectors. Her Board directorships include Angostura Holdings Limited and subsidiaries, NIPDEC, TATIL, TATIL Life and the ERHA. In a voluntary capacity, she is a Director to the Boards of two of the Caribbean’s leading Non-Governmental Organisations, the Heroes Foundation (youth development) and the Shelter for Battered Women (T&T), and most recently, the Angostura Foundation.
As a Director on the Board of Angostura Holdings Limited, she serves on the Audit, Manufacturing and Production and Governance Committees, providing oversight and expertise to OSH/HSSE, operational capacity and supply chain management. Based on her previous experience, she plays a key role in ensuring that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) alignments are incorporated into AHL’s business strategy.
Over the past decade, Dr. Abdool-Richards has forged strategic, cross-sectoral alliances to co-design, implement, and lead complex, high-value projects for Government and the Private sector, as well as non-profit and international organisations.
Popularised as host of the Caribbean Medical TV, Dr. Abdool-Richards has become a household name across the region, and a respected voice on a wide range of health-related issues.
Dr. Abdool-Richards has been recognised internationally as Vice Chair of the 75th World Health Assembly, a Fellow of the U.S. Department of States International Visitor Leadership Program and by U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken for leadership of frontline healthcare workers.
A specialist Family Medicine and Public Health Physician by training, Dr. Abdool-Richards’ qualifications include an M.B., B.S degree (UWI), MSc. Family Medicine (UWI), MSc. Public Health in Developing Countries (LSHTM), EMBA (ALJGSB, UWI), and a Master’s Certificate in Corporate Governance from the Caribbean Corporate Governance Institute (CCGI). She is also trained and has significant experience in International Relations, Diplomacy and State Protocol.
Dr. Abdool-Richards is an active member of the International Women’s Forum, the Caribbean Corporate Government Institute, the Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago, the Trinidad & Tobago Manufacturers’ Association, and the American Chamber of Industry and Commerce.