Dr. Asher Hasan was born and schooled in the UK but spent many formative years in Pakistan. Relocating from the UK to South Asia, he grew acutely aware of how Pakistan's low-income population lacked access to quality healthcare and socioeconomic opportunities. He pivoted away from a career as a surgeon to focus on tackling the entrenched inequities in South Asia’s health systems. In 2007, Asher founded NAYA JEEVAN ('new life' in Hindi and Urdu; https://naya-jeevan.com/), a health insurance and wellness plan for informal and formal workers linked to corporate value chains, which has since scaled to profitability. This insurtech impact venture was followed in 2015 with the launch of doctHERs (https://docthers.com/)

doctHERs is Asia's first Fortune Impact 20 company (https://fortune.com/ranking/impact20/2020/) matching the underutilized capacity of female doctors (who would otherwise be excluded from the global health workforce) to the unmet needs of health seekers.

A TED speaker, TED fellow, MIT SOLVER & McKinsey Geneva Health Forum awardee, Asher has previously served on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council for Social Innovation (2012-2014) and is a 2011 World Economic Forum/Schwab Foundation Asian Social Entrepreneur of the Year.

Before launching NAYA JEEVAN, Asher served in the capacity of Senior Director of US Medical Affairs for Amylin, a leading bio-pharmaceutical company in San Diego, California.

Asher completed a BA in Neuroscience & Biology (double major) at Oberlin College, followed by preclinical research at Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Subsequently, Asher pursued post-graduate training in general surgery from Beth Israel Medical Center. In 2007, Asher was awarded an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

A voracious reader, Asher is also fond of hurtling down alpine ski slopes, bathing in the hot springs of Esalen, Northern California and cruising in the Caribbean. Bali, Rio de Janeiro, Lago de Bellagio and Istanbul are his favourite destinations for spiritual rejuvenation and wellbeing.