Bruno Van Tuykom

Bruno Van Tuykom is an Electrical Engineer by training from the Free University of Brussels. He holds a Bachelor and a Master in Electrical Engineering, Magna cum Laude. He also studied abroad at the KTH Engineering School in Sweden and conducted one year of research at Northeastern University before starting his career in business.

Bruno has then spent 8 years in management consulting with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), starting with 2 years in the Brussels office followed by 6 years in the NYC office. Bruno specialized in healthcare, particular in public health and global health. During his time at BCG, he focused on helping the Gates Foundation increase access to healthcare in developing country settings, primarily focused on Family Planning, Malaria and HIV. Bruno also spent one year at The Gates Foundation leading the market dynamics portfolio as a Senior Program Officer.

Bruno Van Tuykom is passionate about improving access to healthcare. He has been inspired by his work during his time at the Gates Foundation to use telemedicine and a direct-to-consumer approach to bring down the access barriers to women’s health, in particular for underserved women. Bruno started Twentyeight Health in 2018 and has been the co-founder and CEO ever since. He has led the company through strong growth, from building the company from scratch to where it is today: serving 100,000 women and leading a 100+ people team.

Bruno is very passionate about increasing access to reproductive and sexual health and looks forward to being part of the NIRH Board and contribute to the success of the organization.