Kieran Daly, deputy director, is responsible for the foundation’s advocacy portfolio on Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), and The Global Fund. He is also the relationship owner for the foundation's engagement with the Global Fund.

He joined the foundation in 2011 after serving as the CEO of the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO). Previously, he was the director of Policy & Communications at ICASO; having worked for the International HIV/AIDS Alliance as the senior policy advisor; and for the CSR organization, the International Business Leaders Forum as the health programme manager and various positions in West Africa.

He has an academic background in development economics, with a M.Sc. in Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.