Anna Kourula manages the operations of the Secretariat of UNITLIFE, based in Station F, Paris. UNITLIFE is an innovative financing initiative which seeks to leverage resources for the fight against chronic malnutrition. Prior to joining UNITLIFE, Anna worked for a biopharmaceutical company AbbVie in France and in Finland. As Senior Financial Analyst she was leading the financial planning and analysis processes for the Western Europe and Canada headquarters.

Anna is from Finland and she graduated from Turku School of Economics with a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration. Majoring in Economic geography she focused on the impact of gender equality on economics and development. She also completed exchange studies in the Post-Graduate Programme in Management of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in Kolkata, India