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About Sanagora

A cross-disciplinary think tank advancing biological resilience.

Sanagora Global brings together expertise in infectious disease, biological threat analysis, economics, and geopolitical systems strategy to understand how infectious diseases shape interconnected systems—and to translate biological risk into strategies for more resilient societies.

MISSION: To advance biological resilience by translating infectious disease risk into strategies that protect health, economic stability, and human freedom.

VISION: A future in which societies anticipate, adapt to, and recover from biological disruption through resilient systems without sacrificing trust, prosperity, or human agency.

Our Story

Sanagora was founded on a simple observation: infectious diseases do not disrupt health alone. They reshape economies, supply chains, governance, technology, security, and public trust.

All disciplines must work together to  prepare for those cascading effects.

Our founders come from complementary backgrounds in infectious disease, biological threat analysis, economics, and geopolitical systems strategy. Together, we bring perspectives that are rarely combined within a single organization but are necessary to take up the challenge.

We created Sanagora to bridge those disciplines, develop new ways of thinking about biological resilience, and translate that thinking into practical impact through research, partnerships, advisory work, and innovation.

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The Team

Cécile Philippe, PhD

Founder

Economics & Institutional Strategy

Economist and institutional strategist focused on long-term resilience, economic systems, and aligning innovation, policy, and societal stability.

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Kerry Halferty-Hardy

Founder

Geopolitical Systems Strategy

Strategic advisor focused on systems-level problem solving across global development, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and operational resilience.

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Conor Browne

Founder

Biological Threat & Risk Strategy

Biorisk analyst and strategic forecaster specializing in emerging biological threats, operational risk assessment, and cross-sector resilience planning.

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Heather McSharry, PhD

Founder

Infectious Disease & Biosystems Strategy

Virologist and strategic science communicator focused on biological risk and translating complex infectious disease dynamics into actionable institutional strategy.

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Although our disciplines differ, we share a common conviction: biological resilience depends on understanding how infectious diseases propagate through interconnected systems—and on translating that understanding into impact.

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