Dr Jonathan Broomberg

Dr Jonathan Broomberg is CEO of Vitality Health International, which houses Discovery’s international health operations, and Global Head of Health Insurance for the Discovery Group. Prior to assuming this role, Jonathan was CEO of Discovery Health, South Africa’s largest health insurer, for 10 years, and during 2022, he was the founding CEO of Amplify Health, an Asia focused HealthTech and solutions JV between AIA and Discovery.

Jonathan studied medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and then read PPE at Balliol College, Oxford while on a Rhodes Scholarship. He subsequently completed MSc and PHD degrees in Health Economics at the University of London.
Jonathan’s career in healthcare includes a period serving as Special Advisor to the Minister of Health of South Africa in the first post-apartheid administration. Prior to joining Discovery Health 18 years ago, Jonathan was a founding director of a healthcare private equity and venture capital firm which he led for 7 years. Alongside his private sector interests, Jonathan maintains a strong engagement with South African and global public health and policy affairs. He served for 5 years on the first Technical Review Panel of the Global Fund against AIDS, TB and Malaria, including 2 years as Chair of the Panel.