"'Jelena Madir has led the in-house team of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, through a key period during which they played a key role in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by setting up the Covax Facility – a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines to all countries around the world, including the poorest countries. It's a project of huge scale and complexity, involving over 150 countries. This is the biggest multilateral initiative since the Paris Climate Agreement, aimed at the equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. Covax is a project of huge scale, enormous complexity and significant legal risks. A catalyst for the business, Gavi's Legal Team led by Jelena, played a key role in operationalising many innovative aspects of this ground-breaking initiative.' "