Sacha Wallace-Sankarsingh holds an MSc, and MPH in International Public Health and is an independent health security laboratory consultant with over 15 years’ experience on laboratory systems strengthening. She has worked throughout the Caribbean with public, private and inter-governmental organizations e.g. CARICOM-CARPHA; PAHO/WHO. Internationally, Sacha is a member of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Biosafety and is involved with the Global Partnership’s Signature Initiative with the Africa CDC. Previously she served as Chair of the Global Health Security Agenda’s APP3 on Biosafety and Biosecurity, and, the IFBA’s Board of Directors. Sacha is a Director and the Pioneer of the Caribbean Society for Biosafety and Biosecurity.