Ian MacTavish

About

Ian MacTavish is the Director of Vaccine Forecasting and Supply Management at Gavi and is based in Geneva.

‘Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’ is a public-private global health partnership with the goal of increasing access to immunization in poor countries. Gavi helps vaccinate almost half the world’s children against infectious diseases.

As a Chartered Management Accountant for over 25 years, Ian has spent his career working in the UK’s largest blue chip organisations (Unilever and AstraZeneca) and more recently in two of the world’s largest International NGOs (Save the Children and now Gavi). Ian was Finance Director and Chief Accounting Officer at Gavi before moving into his role at the beginning of 2026.

Ian’s particular experience and interest lie in applying commercial excellence and innovation to driving organisation goals with a focus on Global Health.

Born in Reading, Ian has a degree in Geography from the University of Cambridge (Jesus College), is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ian joined the Board of Governors in January 2020, is a member of the Audit Committee, and is a Senior Independent Governor.