João Carapinha graduated from The University of the Witwatersrand with a Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy. Postgraduate studies include a Diploma in Manager Development (Damelin Management School), Industrial and Organisational Psychology (University of South Africa) and a Masters in Public and Development Management – Economic Policy and Public Finance (Graduate School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand). João has also studied macroeconomic and microeconomic theory (University of South Africa) for non-degree purposes.
He has worked for Glaxo SmithKline and the Southern Gauteng Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa. João was appointed by the Minister of Labour (South Africa) to serve on the Board of the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority. João has also worked at the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Wits University as a Lecturer and Director of the Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Programme. João was the Market Access Manager of Wyeth South Africa before he joined Roche South Africa as their Senior Manager: Market Access and Managed Care. João is the Vice-President of the Administrative Pharmacy Section of the International Pharmaceutical Federation and was the Chairman of the Health Economics Assessment Team (HEAT) of the Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (PIASA). João is also a graduate of the African Leadership Programme of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
João Carapinha is the owner of PharmaLogica, a consulting company active in South Africa and the United States. It aims to respond with effective and innovative insight to the needs of the pharmaceutical sector in developing countries. PharmaLogica has worked for non-profit institutions, government agencies and also consulted on a project basis for pharmaceutical companies.
João is currently undertaking doctorate studies at Northeastern University in Boston, USA. His PhD in Law, Policy and Society is an interdisciplinary program that examines how law, regulation, and policy interact with social structures and political institutions.
João’s key contributions include:
- proven leadership in regional and global pharmaceutical organizations, - a multi-disciplinary approach to the pharmaceutical sector, - a focused agenda of research and professional interests, - established networks within business, governmental and non-governmental organizations, - numerous public presentations, articles and publications, - an ambitious personal leadership charter which guides his professional and research work.