Gauthier King

Mr. Gauthier Mutombo King is Chief Executive Officer of several successful organizations globally. He is Chairman of the Board and CEO, of DeBonhome Group, a DRC-based Construction and Development firm with specialization in turnkey solutions for both private and public sector. King also serves as a member of company boards as director.

He brings more than 23 years of business industry leadership in equipment, logistics, event and executive management experience to his roles. His current roles include CEO of Aplus Globe SARL, Aplus Office Equipment, Inc, President and CEO of de Bonhome group. Special investment advisor of the DRC Minister of foreign affairs and cooperation He serves as Director of the Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences Program and the “Program to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research” (PRIDE BSM) Institute. Dr. Jean-Louis’ translational behavioral sleep and circadian research was recently featured in Science and NPR.

In 2020, he was named ‘Pioneer in Minority Health and Health Disparities’ and one of the Community of Scholars’ most inspiring Black scientists in America. In 2021, he received the Mary A. Carskadon Outstanding Educator Award from the Sleep Research Society, and in 2022 the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Jean-Louis studies the sociocultural and environmental determinants of health.[4]

His research considers sleep medicine and health equity, an in particular, how low-income and minority communities are impacted by insufficient sleep.[5]

He is particularly interested in why sleep apnea is under-diagnosed in African-Americans. In 2008, he showed that less than 40% of African-American patients with sleep apnea agreed to having a diagnostic test.[5]

In an effort to understand the sleep behavior of minority groups, Jean-Louis has led several outreach initiatives. These include programs in churches, barber shops and health salons.[1] Jean-Louis was awarded an National Institute on Aging (NIA) Leadership Career Award in 2018.[6]

In 2020, he was selected as one of The Community of Scholars’ most inspiring Black scientists in America.[7]

Alongside his academic research, Jean-Louis has launched several initiatives to support underrepresented minority groups in science and medicine. As the satisfaction and medical outcomes of communities of color are impacted by the racial/ethnic heritage of the physician, Jean-Louis believes there is an urgent need for more diverse medical practitioners.[8]