EQUALIZE HEALTH - Key Persons
As Equalize Health's Global Health Analyst, Aditi is responsible for deepening our understanding of global health issues around the world and bringing high-quality medical technologies to low-resource environments. Aditi supports the Impact and Sourcing & Evaluation teams in screening potential projects for further development and estimating the impact of these solutions.
Aditi has a background in medical anthropology and experience working in global health research and practice, across diverse contexts in Asia and Africa. Before Equalize Health, Aditi worked as a Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she supported the translation of knowledge assets from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, as well as the development of core implementation research competencies to enable effective delivery of health services and programs, and guide training programs. Aditi is interested in researching strategies for equitable implementation of health interventions, adapting global health policies to local health systems, and evaluating behavioral dimensions of program adoption. She also deeply enjoys ethnographic and qualitative research.
Aditi grew up in New Delhi, India, and has since also lived in China, England, and the US. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Durham University and an MPH in Global Health from Johns Hopkins University. Aditi's favorite part of working at Equalize Health is their impact-driven ethos and interdisciplinary thinking. Outside of Equalize Health, Aditi enjoys listening to and playing music, learning new sports and skills, and exploring new places. She is also an avid reader, loves ice cream, and more than anything else, loves to spend time with her dogs.
As India Clinical Advisor, Avijit advises on all clinical activities of Equalize Health in India - from engaging with clinical stakeholders to gather insights for product development, to driving clinical evaluation of the products developed.
Avijit has a decade of experience in impact driven medical innovation. As co-founder of Windmill Health he invented NeoBreathe - a patented easy-to-use newborn resuscitation device that has helped thousands of babies breathe across ten countries. He raised over a million dollars for the product which also won the National Technology Award from the President of India in 2017.
By education, he is a medical doctor with specialization in pulmonary medicine. He is also an alumnus fellow of the Stanford India Biodesign program (now known as School of International Biodesign) where he continues to mentor Innovation fellows.
Avijit is originally from Ghaziabad, UP, India. He is a staunch believer in the power of simple innovations to transform lives and that's his favourite part of working with the Equalize Health team.
When not working, Avijit likes to read non-fiction, write poetry and play the flute and Ukulele.
Job Titles:
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Lead
As Equalize Health's Research Associate, Bhavya is part of the market intelligence team where he is responsible for executing primary and secondary research and providing extensive multi-dimensional research support that spans across Equalize Health's internal departments. He conducts literature reviews of existing and ongoing research to inform study designs. He joined Equalize Health to strengthen healthcare delivery and tackle the systemic inequities in India's public health system that leave millions of vulnerable people behind.
Bhavya has over 2 years of diverse work experience. He started his career in marketing after graduating college, but made a quick pivot to the development sector. Prior to joining Equalize Health, he worked as a consultant for Global Health Strategies to strengthen the communications and outreach capacity of the scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - India's apex biomedical research institution. He was responsible for monitoring and evaluating the media impact of ICMR's health communications efforts and was part of ICMR's crisis communications response team for the COVID-19 pandemic. He also has experience in policy research and designing an intervention for access to education in rural Bihar through internships at Vision India Foundation and World Health Partners, respectively.
Bhavya holds a B.A in Economics (honours) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University. He grew up in New Delhi but is originally from the scenic mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh. He likes exploring India's underground arts culture, making playlists and could be frequently seen at independent music concerts before the pandemic. He is a regular practitioner of martial arts for the past 2 years, and greatly enjoys training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai after work. His pet peeve is a strong aversion to white light.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Member of the Board of Advisors
Bob is a marketing and business executive with experience in medical device, nonprofit, and consumer packaged goods. He has deep expertise in all aspects of medical device marketing working at companies like Covidien, ev3, and Boston Scientific on strategy, product development, launch, and commercialization. Bob is especially passionate about listening to and truly understanding the customer to identify unmet needs and bring the right products and solutions to market.
Job Titles:
- Leader
- Member of the Board of Directors
Caroline is an experienced leader in the fields of global health, innovation, technology, and international development. She has extensive experience in driving complex program deployments in multiple countries, initiating learning opportunities to better inform policy, testing technologies and innovations, and developing new business opportunities through public-private partnerships in emerging markets. She has over 20 years' experience running and growing entrepreneurial ventures in the nonprofit and commercial space, with a track record of shifting opinions, and applying innovative approaches for profit, social impact, and sustainability. Caroline is a Board Member of White Ribbon Alliance Kenya Chapter and D-Tree International.
Job Titles:
- Senior Electrical Engineer
As Senior Electrical Engineer for Equalize Health, Chris is responsible for electronics development including design, prototyping, testing, transfer to manufacturing, and field support. His PhD and previous degrees are from the University of Illinois at Urbana / Champaign. Graduate work in laser spectroscopy led him to a position developing scientific lasers, then medical lasers, and eventually general medical products. He has contributed to products which perform corneal sculpting, dermatology procedures, cervical cancer detection, detection of plaques in cardiac arteries, endometrial ablation, duodenal ablation, and insertion of brain-computer interface electrodes. Chris has always aspired to make the world a better place, so the mission to create medical technology for everyone is a great match.
Born and raised in the Chicago area and educated in central Illinois, the majority of Chris' professional life was in the Boston area. A long time runner, cyclist, and épée fencer, Chris moved to the San Francisco area in 2020 to be closer to family.
Job Titles:
- Quality Assurance Manager
As Equalize Health's Quality Assurance Manager, Christine is a member of the engineering team helping to develop new products from concept to commercialization, and she oversees the Quality Management System (QMS) for the organization to meet global regulations. This includes developing and maintaining QMS documents, overseeing and improving Design Control and Operations processes and leading document control activities among other quality tasks. Christine holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and an M.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, with a focus in cell and tissue engineering and research. Most recently, she established and implemented an eQMS system, served as the Management Representative during audits/inspections, and also submitted a 510(k) Premarket Notification to the FDA at her previous role.
Originally from Aurora, Colorado, Christine was immediately drawn to Equalize Health because of their mission-driven values, specifically to provide medical technology to low-resource environments around the world. In her free time, Christine enjoys playing golf, tennis, violin, and traveling the world.
Job Titles:
- Mechanical Engineering Fellow
As a mechanical engineer on the New Product Development team, Clara designs, prototypes, and tests products intended to support Equalize Health's goal of making health care more equitable. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and a Master's from UC Berkeley. Her prior experience includes robotics, marine technology, and nanotechnology. At the UW, she did her capstone project through the Engineering Innovations in Health program, which showed her that the skills she'd learned from different fields could be applied to medical device applications.
Based in Seattle, Clara also enjoys drawing, reading, cooking, running and martial arts, and playing violin.
As Director of Engineering, Costa leads Equalize Health's Engineering team. He brings over 25 years of experience taking medical devices to market in a wide variety of domains. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Pacific and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He began his career as an individual contributor designing electronics and software. He later served as a technical lead and program manager in various organizations, eventually leading Engineering departments covering hardware, software, mechanical, and manufacturing disciplines. He has brought products from concept to revenue in diverse fields such as neonatology, cardiology, ophthalmology, radiology, and radiotherapy. He has held management positions at Abbott, Boston Scientific, Natus, and several startups pursuing both Class II and Class III medical device commercialization.
Costa has spent his career working to improve the lives of patients. Equalize Health has given him the opportunity to focus that energy on the underserved populations around the globe. Equalize Health stays true to its mission by persistently measuring the impact of its endeavors on the patients it serves. Costa brings his knowledge and experience to maximize that impact with designs targeted towards the needs of those patients and the providers who care for them.
Costa grew up in San Francisco to immigrant parents. His wife came to the Bay Area from Croatia to pursue her own career in software engineering. Most of his and his wife's extended family lives in Europe. He and his family travel there annually to stay connected. Costa is an avid sailor, taking advantage of one of the most exciting conditions in North America. He has sailed in other parts of the world including the Caribbean and the Mediterranean.
As Equalize Health's Chief Growth Officer, Daniel manages Equalize Health's sales teams, commercial partnerships, and market strategies around the globe. He has over 10 years of experience with launching and operating consumer product businesses in emerging markets and has lived in East Africa and the Middle East. Daniel focuses on the commercial viability of the product portfolio and helps ensure that products designed by Equalize Health reach as many target users as possible. Daniel is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Urban Planning. Prior to joining Equalize Health, Daniel worked at Envirofit International and BioLite in the renewable energy sector selling clean cookstoves and solar systems to off-grid communities.
Daniel is originally from Dallas, Texas. He is passionate about the power of technology to empower people to live healthier, fuller lives. Daniel is drawn to start-ups where he is able to bring products from inception to scale. Daniel's favorite part of working at Equalize Health is working with collaborative and supportive colleagues unified in a mission of saving lives. When Daniel isn't developing strategies for scaling Equalize Health's products, he enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, going on bike rides, or cooking with ingredients he collects while traveling.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
- Associate in the Palo Alto Office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Patent and Legal Advisor
Darby Chan is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the patents and innovation practice. His practice is focused on patent prosecution and counseling in the healthcare, medical device and diagnostics, biotechnology, software, clean tech, and consumer products sectors.
Darby has particular expertise in the medical device and diagnostics sector. He has experience with a range of technologies, including interventional cardiology, phototherapy, ablation therapy, denervation therapy, neuromodulation, ophthalmic devices, laser eye surgery, robotic surgery, hearing aids, arteriotomy closure, wound and incision closure, sleep apnea treatment, orthodontics, orthopedics, prosthetics, gynecological devices, minimally invasive surgery, medical imaging, drug delivery devices, diagnostic devices, and mobile health. He is also experienced with investor-side and company-side IP due diligence, as well as conducting studies regarding patentability, patent validity, and freedom-to-operate/product clearance. Prior to and during law school, Darby worked as a patent agent, first in the mechanical and medical device group at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP (now Kilpatrick Townsend) and later in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Member of the Board of Advisors
David Lewis has 25 years of healthcare experience and is currently the Managing Partner of Gilmartin Capital, a growth equity investment firm focused on the Medical Device, Life Science Tool and Digital Health sectors. Prior to founding Gilmartin Capital, David was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and Head of Morgan Stanley's medical technology equity research practice from 2006-2021. During that period, he was a top decile analyst within Morgan Stanley's Global Performance System, Institutional Investor (II) Medical Supplies & Devices Top 3 Analyst 2012-2017 and top II vote recipient 2018-2020. Before joining Morgan Stanley, David was a Partner and top ranked medical technology analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners and a founding member of the healthcare practice. David received a BA in healthcare policy with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. David Lives outside San Francisco with his wife Lynn, daughter Olivia, son Jack, and dog Tucker. He is a struggling guitar player and recovering A cappella singer and loves the mountains in any season.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Member of the Board of Advisors
David Maltz is a design thinker, innovation catalyst, and product realization expert who combines deep product design and development experience with broad business and management aptitude. He is the Founder and Principal of Intervalent, an independent advising and consulting firm that specializes in product development and innovation strategy for consumer-facing medical devices.
David has extensive inhaled drug-delivery experience with a combined 12 years at Nektar Therapeutics and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, where he oversaw the design, development, and manufacturing of several novel pulmonary drug delivery systems. Before Nektar, David held technical and leadership positions at Game Ready, a startup in the orthopedics space, and Bridge Design, an industrial design and product development consulting firm.
David holds BSE, MSE, and MBA degrees from Stanford University, has numerous patents pending and awarded, and is an author of several publications in both inhaled drug delivery and the medical device development process.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Member of the Board of Advisors
- Director of the Global Outreach Programs at Stanford University 's Byers Center for Biodesign
Dr. Anurag Mairal is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Director of the Global Outreach Programs at Stanford University's Byers Center for Biodesign, and Lead Faculty for Technology Innovation and Impact at Center for Innovation in Global Health. In these roles, he leads initiatives focused on applying the biodesign process to resource-constrained settings globally. He has co-founded both BME-IDEA Africa, a community of medtech innovation programs in Asia Pacific and Africa, and Orbees Medical, a SF Bay Area-based strategy consulting firm serving the global healthcare industry, with a focus on medtech, pharmaceutical, and digital health industries.
Dr. Mairal has an extensive background in medical technology development and commercialization, collaborating with partners in the U.S., India, China, and other under-served markets to advance research and product development, manufacturing, implementation, and distribution. He has decades of experience at major global health organizations, including PATH and Johnson & Johnson.
Dr. Mairal earned a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. He also holds an MS in chemical engineering from the Indian Institution of Technology in Mumbai and a BS in chemical engineering from National Institute of Technology, Raipur. His work has been published in more than 30 publications, and he has seven issued patents.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Member of the Board of Advisors
As Senior Design Engineer, Dylan works to create new technology and early-stage concepts for Equalize Health's Product Development team. He brings broad experience in product R&D for health technologies and medical devices and has problem-solved around the world from the hospital ward to the high-volume manufacturer. He has contributed to technology development spanning the non-profit, academic, and industry engineering environments and enjoys contributing to a dynamic and well-rounded team. He has technical depth in point-of-care diagnostics, low-cost medical devices, and blood collection technologies. He enjoys working with his hands and is comfortable with a sketchpad, a CNC mill or a micropipette! As a designer, he strives to follow the adage: "simple is better." He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Washington.
On the weekends, you'll find him exploring the Cascade mountains of the Pacific Northwest by foot, ski, or bicycle. Dylan is an avid outdoor enthusiast and on rainy days, enjoys coffee and creative pursuits in his workshop.
As Equalize Health's Research Associate, Ekta is part of the UQ team. She is responsible for gathering information on the prerequisites to conduct and execute primary and secondary research by providing extensive multi-dimensional research support that spans Equalize Health's internal departments. She conducts literature reviews of existing and ongoing research to inform study designs.
Ekta joined Equalize Health to strengthen and improve the healthcare system and address the inequalities in India's public health system to facilitate the delivery of equal health opportunities among the deprived.
Ekta has over four and a half years of ethnographic research work experience. She started her career in Medical Anthropology by conducting the studies entitled, "Community attitude towards abortions and functioning of medical termination of pregnancies (MTP) centers: A study in Lucknow city and presented the study entitled, "An analysis of youth awareness towards contraceptive use and role of counsellors in promoting reproductive health education in Lucknow, UP" at the Indian Anthropological Congress organized by Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra. 2019. She also holds a Diploma in Naturopathy from KEW academy. She has participated in the national seminar on "Facilitating Sustainable Livelihoods for the Impoverished: The Role of Education Process," organized by the Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension in Collaboration with Interdisciplinary School (IDS) (Humanities & Social Sciences), Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, 2019 and international lectures on "Mental illness and eating disorders amongst adolescents," organized by Harvard T. H. Chan Institute, School of Public Health India Research Center at the US Consulate, Mumbai, 2019. She has also participated in the Asian Youth for Sustainable Palm Oil Summit 2020 and has received training from Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research and Development (IBRAD), Centre of Excellence, recognized under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India on "Digital Ethnography for Climate-resilient Sustainable Tribal Development." Prior to joining Equalize Health, Ekta has worked as a Senior Researcher, where she conducted ethnographic studies of tribal groups in Maharashtra in association with the Tribal Research and Training Institute, Government of Maharashtra. She was responsible for conducting ethnographic research, data collection, and analysis and has wide expertise in conducting ethnographic research and working among the indigenous population, along with rural regions. She also has experience in policy research and design for facilitating better healthcare and education policy in tribal and underdeveloped regions.
Ekta is a Ph.D. Fellow in Anthropology at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, and has worked on the "Assessment of menopause among Bhil women of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra from bio-cultural perspective." She has her MA in Anthropology from Savitribai Phule Pune University and did her bachelors in Anthropology from Avadh Girls' Degree College, Lucknow University, and was honored with the Dilip Bhargava Memorial Medal and certificate of merit in Anthropology for securing the highest marks and Begum Habibullah Certificate of Excellency in 2014. She grew up in Lucknow, but has spent most of her time in Pune, Maharashtra and regions around. She likes exploring indigenous cultures, traveling to off-beat locations, is a big-time foodie, and an awesome cook. She loves to dance, sing, paint, free verse poetry that's mostly because it's the ‘Lakhnavi effect' in her. She practices vipassana meditation and MMA for some calm. Her love for paw peeps is enormous, so is her love for people and the color yellow.
Job Titles:
- Consulting Engineering Manager
Elizabeth is our consulting Engineering Manager, managing the mechanical & product side of our FlowLite CPAP device. She brings 12 years of experience in medical devices, ranging from point-of-care diagnostics to consumer health devices to surgical robotics. Throughout her career, she has focused on designing health technologies for low resource settings, and has designed products and services for users in over 20 countries. Equally comfortable across product development from early stage needfinding all the way through manufacturing, she's excited to bring Equalize Health's products through the journey to deliver impact to our users.
When she's not working for Equalize Health, Elizabeth enjoys teaching theology and manufacturing, hiking, and playing basketball.
Job Titles:
- East Africa Business Development Manager
As the East Africa Business Development Manager, Enock is tasked with growing and actualizing the East Africa portfolio. Enock is contributing his expertise in design research to conduct market research and competitive analyses in preparation for high impact launch of Equalize Health's products. He has, over the past 7 years, cultivated strategic relationships and established alliances with local governments and key opinion leaders across Sub-Saharan Africa, which are key to supporting sustainable distribution of Equalize Health's products.
Previously, Enock was the Africa Region Relationship Lead at Medic Mobile. Before that, He worked at Frontline:SMS as a Software Developer and a Project Manager. Enock holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Information Technology from the Kenya Methodist University. He is a 2020 East Africa Acumen fellow.
Enock is committed to building health innovations that impact social change by creating channels for underserved populations to access quality health care and lead dignified lives. Outside of work, He enjoys cooking, cycling, hiking, attempting home DIY product development and spending time with his wife and two kids.
Job Titles:
- Electrical and Firmware Design Engineer
- Firmware Design Engineer
As Equalize Health's Electrical and Firmware Design Engineer, Eric tests and validates the new products developed by Equalize Health. He also collaborates with Equalize Health's manufacturing partners around the world to ensure the designs are production ready.
Eric holds an MSE from the University of California Santa Cruz. He has worked with computer engineers and data scientists to create a low-cost energy monitoring device to help improve the reliability of the electric grid.
Eric grew up in San Francisco, California. He joined Equalize Health in order to help develop low-cost, easily accessible solutions to issues that benefit the masses. Outside of work, Eric enjoys watching TV shows, photography, and doing various home improvement projects.
As Equalize Health's Commercial Manager, Gauri manages Equalize Health's global and regional market strategies, commercial partnerships, and business analytics for both new and existing products. She has experience developing and executing business strategies including new product launch assessments, strategic partnerships, and sales force effectiveness. Gauri focuses on maximizing the reach of Equalize Health's products and helps ensure that product development is driven by realistic market insights. Gauri is a graduate of the Indian School of Business, where she majored in Marketing and Strategy & Leadership. Prior to joining Equalize Health, Gauri worked with Johnson & Johnson Medical, Novartis Pharma, and Eli Lilly.
Gauri is originally from Agra, India. Having experienced the huge gap between demand and supply in the Indian healthcare system, she sees herself as a player in the global transformation, leveraging technology and social capital to narrow down healthcare disparities. When Gauri isn't working, she goes on solo backpacking trips, watches theatre, and volunteers for cancer patient support groups.
Job Titles:
- Engineering Project Manager
As an Engineering Project Manager, Geneva brings products to life for Equalize Health's New Product Development team by ensuring that every aspect of design is driven by the needs and desires of users. She brings experience creating products in the medical device, non-profit, and outdoor industries. Her projects have included implants and instruments for spine surgery, point-of-care diagnostics, low-cost medical devices, and water treatment products. Geneva is passionate about solving overlooked problems and was drawn to Equalize Health for its emphasis on user-centered design and impact-driven innovation. Geneva holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The George Washington University.
Based in Tacoma, Washington, Geneva loves hiking in the Cascade and Olympic mountains, sailing on the Puget Sound, exploring the US via road trip, and DIYing home improvements with her partner.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board Member of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
- Partner at the Law Firm of DLA Piper
Howard is a partner at the law firm of DLA Piper. He has been practicing at DLA (and its predecessor firms) San Francisco and Palo Alto offices for over 35 years advising clients in the Life Sciences and technology industries on mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, and corporate collaborations. Howard has the opportunity to advise numerous Boards of Directors on governance matters ranging from good governance practices to respond to proxy contests. He is interested in applying his experiences to assisting not-for-profit organizations in a range of matters. Howard served in various roles in law firm management including on its Executive Committee and as the managing partner of the Transactions practice.
He is a Lecturer at Berkeley Law, University of California, teaching International Business Negotiations - a practicum in which Stanford and Berkeley law students negotiate a complex transaction during the semester.
Howard is a board member of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley (LFSV) and has served as President of LFSV, as Chair of the CEO Search Committee and of the Strategic Planning Committee. LFSV uses the law to address social injustice and is the largest provider of legal assistance to the underprivileged in Silicon Valley.
Howard earned his J.D. from Berkeley Law, University of California and B.A. in Psychology from U.C. Santa Barbara. He is married with two children and lives in Burlingame.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
- Consulting Medical Director
As Equalize Health's Consulting Medical Director, Janene guides clinical and medical strategy for the organization. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics / Neonatal and Developmental Medicine at Stanford Children's Hospital. Janene holds a B.S. from Brown University (Neuroscience) and MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine at SUNY Buffalo. She completed her Pediatrics Residency, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship and Biodesign Innovation Fellowship at Stanford University.
Beyond her clinical experience, she has conducted research in the areas of simulation, behavioral medicine, human factors, and neonatal resuscitation. Janene is an advisor to several start-ups serving neonatal patients and is also the Co-Founder of EMME, a medical device company focused on improving women's reproductive health.
Originally from Lewiston, NY (just north of Buffalo) she always dreamed of being a pediatrician and traveling the world. She joined Equalize Health in 2018 as a Medical Advisor and is thrilled to have the opportunity to work on what she is most passionate about - developing medical innovations that improve the health and well-being of neonates around the globe. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her horse, traveling, and hiking with her husband and son.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
- Adjunct Professor of Health Services at the University of Washington
- Impact Advisor
Dr. Stout is a Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Professor of Health Services at the University of Washington. For over two decades he has practiced general pediatrics with a focus on asthma care at the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, a satellite of Seattle Children's Hospital, and newborn medicine at University of Washington Medical Center.
He leads a group at UW called interactive Medical Training Resources (iMTR) which focuses on developing, evaluating, and disseminating online tools for health care procedural training and physiologic monitoring. The flagship program is Spirometry 360, an online spirometry training and feedback program, which has been delivered to hundreds of practices and study sites domestically and internationally. This work led to collaboration with UW's Computer Science Engineering group. Working with engineers and other physicians, he is helping to create a smart phone-based spirometer that uses the microphone as the physiologic sensor, known as SpiroSmart. Additionally, Dr. Stout is an investigator for BiliCam, a smartphone based remote monitoring application to estimate newborn jaundice by deriving a bilirubin level from a digital image.
His other research focus involves understanding the impact of Community Health Worker home visits in reducing health disparities, integrating this work with primary care, and supporting its dissemination through remote training technologies.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Jimmy (Jean Jose) Nzau is a physician and a global health practitioner with more than fifteen years' experience in Global North and South both in humanitarian and development settings. Dr Jimmy is the Project Director of a large initiative in Reproductive Maternal Newborn and Child health, supporting health systems, community based and civil society organizations in more than 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, and Asia.
Over the past Five years, Dr Jimmy successfully led a team that was able to challenge existing social structures and systems to ensure that reproductive rights of women, girls, and marginalized communities are fulfilled in some of the most challenging places such as eastern of DRCongo, Northern of Nigeria, Northern of Syria, South Sudan, Chad, and Uganda.
Dr Jimmy strongly believes and actively supports people's rights to determine what is better for themselves and their communities by empowering them and embarking them in initiatives that promote co-creation and full participation for equity and lasting change. Outside of work, Jimmy enjoys reading as well as watching soccer and movies with his family.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Senior Vice President Investor Programs
Jody Mahoney, Senior Vice President Investor Programs, AnitaB.org, has created strategic partnerships with more than fifty companies including Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Dell, eBay, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, LinkedIn, Lockheed, Microsoft, PayPal, and others. She has raised over $100M for AnitaB.org during her tenure-only 2% of women-owned businesses have exceeded $1M in revenue.
Ms. Mahoney speaks broadly on the topic of women in computing, including the United Nations, Dell World, the US Department of State and as a panelist focused on women in computing. She was an active member of the Clinton Global Initiative and is part of two CGI commitments-WeTech, a program supporting technical women in India and Africa; and Girls CHARGE, a global program fostering female education. She maintains the issue isn't just the pipeline-once in jobs, 56% of women in STEM will leave the industry during their career.
She holds a BA in from Antioch University and an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.
As Equalize Health's India Managing Director, Krishnakumar drives strategy in India including sourcing new technologies and opportunities, implementing new programs, and positioning Equalize Health as a leader in health technologies for low-resource settings. Krishnakumar holds a B.E. from College of Engineering Guindy Chennai as well as a Masters in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. Krishnakumar has over 30 years of experience in Indian Healthcare across medical device products, sales, and marketing for medical technology and healthcare consulting. Before joining Equalize Health, Krishnakumar was Executive Director in the Health Industries team of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India, Marketing Manager in Hospimedica International New Delhi and Senior Scientific Officer at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has also been an Intern at One Medicare UK.
Krishnakumar is originally from Madras (now called Chennai) in India. He joined Equalize Health since it allows him to combine his passion for improving health outcomes with his experience in medical technology product development, sales and marketing, and health system design. His favorite aspect of his job is meeting, interacting, and learning from front line health workers. Krishnakumar loves to travel in India and can be found listening to Indian Classical Music and following Cricket and Global Politics on television.
As Equalize Health's CEO, Krista leads the organization, establishes Equalize Health's direction and vision and ensures that Equalize Health impacts the health and well-being of everyone we serve. Krista holds a B.E. from Vanderbilt University as well as a M.S.E. (Product Design), M.S.M.E., and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. She has driven innovation in product design, engineering, and international development for more than 15 years. Her doctoral work was among the first to focus on engineering and social entrepreneurship in less industrialized economies. Before joining Equalize Health, Krista was a Diplomacy Fellow in the U.S. Department of State's American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and then worked as a Design Engineer for KickStart International in Nairobi, Kenya. Her leadership has won acclaim as one of Fast Company's Co.Design 50 Designers Shaping the Future, a TED speaker, and a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Krista has been a Rainer Arnhold Fellow and a Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellow, and she has been featured in the New York Times.
Krista is originally from Halifax, Canada. She joined Equalize Health because she loves combining technical engineering and good design to solve difficult problems, and wanted to help Equalize Health take that a step further through emphasizing impact. Her favorite aspect of her job is meeting people, whether it's global health leaders or doctors and nurses working hard in the hospitals that use Equalize Health's products. When Krista isn't flying from one meeting to another, she's hanging out with her kids and planning fun activities with her family.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Member of the Board of Advisors
Kristin joined Mulago in 2013 to grow and support an exemplary portfolio of social investments - grants, debt and equity - in high-impact organizations with a scalable model to meet the basic needs of the poor. Her background spans the private, public and nonprofit sectors, including stints in investment banking, the US Peace Corps, the US National Park Service, and organizations focused on early childhood development and immigrant job placement. Kristin has brought these varied experiences to philanthropy since 2008. Prior to Mulago, she was a Principal at the Skoll Foundation, where she worked with social entrepreneurs, and Program Finance Officer at the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, where she focused on environmental conservation. Conservation is a personal and professional passion, and Kristin directs Mulago's Henry Arnhold Fellows Program to find and fund social entrepreneurs with scalable conservation and climate solutions. Kristin received her AB in English from Harvard University and her MPA, with a focus on international development, from NYU's Wagner School.
Job Titles:
- Program Manager
- Program Manager, ECHO
As Equalize Health's Program Manager for ECHO, Lakshmi is responsible for the operations management of the ECHO Program at Equalize Health. Lakshmi is involved in the development of strategies, objectives, policies, procedures and evaluation for ECHO in India and other developing countries. She joined Equalize Health because of her passion for working on improving healthcare access in India. She aims to connect specialists with primary care practitioners in remote areas through virtual mentoring to bridge health gaps in maternal and new-born health through ECHO.
Lakshmi is originally from the beautiful state of Kerala in India but has lived in Mumbai and Delhi for education and work. Lakshmi holds a Master of Technology degree in Biotechnology and comes with more than six years of experience in operations management, data analytics, and stakeholder management in the corporate and development sector. She has worked on two leading national level projects for improving health outcomes in the private sector space for Tuberculosis in India. Before joining Equalize Health she has worked with Clinton Health Access Initiative, Indegene Lifesystems and Biotron Healthcare in the diagnostic sector for infectious diseases and cancer. Friends and family love her for her calm and friendly nature but sometimes get irked because of her over-obsession with keeping things organized. When she's not working, she enjoys traveling to places where she can be close to nature and meditating.
As HR & Administrative Manager, Lisa manages the hiring process and cultivates company culture. With an entrepreneurial background, she has professional experience in Sales, Administration and Human Resources in multiple industries. She specializes in all things related to benefits, payroll, recruitment and policy writing and implementation.
Originally from Charlotte, NC, Lisa resides in a suburb of the Queen City with her husband and 2 children. When she's not working, she enjoys culinary arts, music and spends time with family and friends.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Medical Officer for Servier Pharmaceuticals
Lynne Kelley is the Chief Medical Officer for Servier Pharmaceuticals, a global non-profit pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing lifesaving oncology medications for both solid and liquid tumors. Her role is to lead the medical strategy and enable the business to achieve its goals for improved patient outcomes and sustainable growth.
Lynne is a general and vascular surgeon and member of the American College of Surgeons. She brings over 15 years of industry experience across a wide array of therapeutic areas including oncology, rare and orphan diseases, devices and diagnostics. She has led global teams of medical professionals spearheading innovation, due diligence, clinical trials (ranging from novel drug products, biologics, medical devices and drug-device combinations including being a principal investigator), safety evaluations, product development and key opinion leader management. She has served as an executive of the medical function at multinational companies such as Becton Dickinson and Kimberly Clark and Chief Medical Officer of Senseonics, Histogenics and most recently X4 Pharmaceuticals.
Lynne received her Doctor of Medicine from Dartmouth Medical School, completed her surgical residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock and her vascular surgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and an additional endovascular surgery fellowship at Hospital Henri Mondor in Paris France. She practiced at Yale University including teaching residents and fellows. Lynne is on the board of advisors for The Center of Health Equity at Dartmouth Medical School and is on the board of directors for Equalize Heath (formerly D-rev).
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- Ethnographic Research Lead, India
Dr. Madhumita is part of the UQ (User Intelligence) team, which builds competitive intelligence on user preferences, products and med-tech trends by observation, deep understanding and analyzing the User Landscape. The UQ team establishes a value proposition through concept testing and provides end-to-end field-based research solutions. She tries to look beyond "market intelligence" to incorporate streams of user value. She facilitates cross-learning across departments. She aims to bring robustness and rigour to the research workstream in Equalize health.
Madhumita has multiple years of progressive work experience in the Social- developmental sector and public health. Before joining Equalize Health, she worked as a consultant for international and domestic NGOs, universities, and various government projects. In addition, she was a full-time Research Fellow at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - India's apex biomedical research institution. She has research expertise in development governance, socio-economic, health and cognitive surveys, social needs and impact assessment with a focus on Public health, urban poverty alleviation, Labour Migration and Livelihood, Tribal and peasant societies, Urban slums, Domestic workers, Gender equality, Maternal and Child Health, Family Planning and Contraceptive Technology Innovation.
Madhumita holds a PhD in Anthropology from Calcutta University. She has been the University topper in Undergraduate and rank holder in Postgraduation. She grew up in the City of Joy, Kolkata, and travelled extensively for work in different states of India. She loves Indian Classical music and enjoys singing. In addition, she loves trying out new recipes, updating her culinary skills, and exploring new places with her son.
Madhumita's commitment to helping the under-served populations drew her to Equalize Health. She is an empathetic mental-health counsellor with a Govt. registered professional degree and experience in Psycho-Social counselling in Suicide-prevention and Substance-abuse prevention (Drugs & alcohol abuse prevention & rehabilitation). She voluntarily works for creating an equal opportunity platform for policy experts and environmental activists residing in the vast region near the Bay of Bengal in the eastern part of India and wishes to create an independent knowledge hub for the benefit of the people in this region. She is a member of Anthropological and Women-centric Scientific bodies and (honorary) visiting faculty in research organizations like NTSBBR.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Board of Directors of the IIT Bombay Alumni Association
Mayur Sirdesai has been associated with the Healthcare sector for over 25 years and has worked in various roles in the sector including private equity, strategy consulting, advisory services, manufacturing, and marketing both in an entrepreneurial and professional capacity.
He is the founder of and currently runs a healthcare-focused PE fund called Somerset Indus Capital Partners focused on investments in healthcare products and services platforms in India. The fund focuses on investments that create sustainable impact in the healthcare sector by providing access to affordable quality healthcare in India within a strong ESG framework. He is on the board of directors for several of the fund portfolio companies. Previously, he has also worked with reputed organizations like IMS Health and Colgate Palmolive.
Mayur holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University, and an MBA degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. He is based in Mumbai, India.
Mayur is a member of the Board of Directors of the IIT Bombay Alumni Association (his alma mater) and is currently serving his second term. As part of his activities there, he is involved with many philanthropic initiatives which support alumni needs and serves on its investment and audit committees. Earlier, Mayur was involved with the educational sector as a Board Member of a reputed school in Goa, India.
He has also been involved in the healthcare start-up space wherein he has created startups in the areas of Medical Devices and Stem Cell Banking and Research and is mentoring several healthcare entrepreneurs too. He is on the technical evaluation panel of BIRAC BIG grant program which is the Indian government biotech/ MedTech incubator ecosystem. He is on the Advisory Board of SINE (IIT Bombay's Incubator) as a mentor as well as on the Healthcare Investment committee of SINE. He is also associated with BETIC - the MedTech Incubator of IIT Bombay.
As Equalize Health's Finance Coordinator, Michelle manages Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Excel spreadsheet building and integrations, among a multitude of other financial needs of the company.
Michelle earned her BS in Accounting from Fairmont State University and an MBA from American University, and has spent more than ten years as an Accounting and Finance Professional. She has now settled in Viera, Florida with her husband and three kids. When Michelle isn't working, she enjoys hanging out with her kids and traveling.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Minette Norman brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in the software industry to her consulting business, which is focused on developing transformational leaders who create inclusive working environments. Minette has extensive experience leading globally distributed teams and believes that when groups leverage diversity in all its forms, breakthroughs happen. Her most recent position before starting her own consultancy was as Vice President of Engineering Practice at Autodesk, where she transformed how Autodesk developed software. Responsible for influencing more than 3,500 engineers around the globe, she focused on state-of-the-art engineering practices while nurturing a collaborative and inclusive culture.
Minette is a keynote speaker on topics of creating inclusive workplaces, transformational leadership, collaboration in the workplace, fostering innovation, and challenging the status quo. Named in 2017 as one of the "Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business" by the San Francisco Business Times, in 2018 as one of the YWCA Silicon Valley's "Tribute to Women" Honorees, and as "Business Role Model of the Year" in the 2018 Women in IT/Silicon Valley Awards, Minette is a recognized leader with a unique perspective. Minette holds degrees in Drama and French from Tufts University and studied at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.
Minette's commitment to helping under-served populations drew her to Equalize Health. In addition to her board service, Minette is a community volunteer working with the elderly population in Marin County, where she lives.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
- Operations Leader at Intuitive Surgical
- Product & Manufacturing Advisor
Mohan Sancheti is an Operations leader at Intuitive Surgical. He has over twenty-five years of experience in manufacturing operations across all sizes of companies from startups to large corporations including W. L. Gore & Associates, VNUS Medical, and Covidien. He has successfully driven new product introduction and manufacturing scale-up of various PMA and 510(k) devices including stent-grafts, catheters, surgical instruments, durable equipment, and accessories. In 2011/2012 he assisted with establishing quality system procedures at Equalize Health and early concept work on Brilliance Pro.
Mohan holds an M.S. Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India.
Job Titles:
- ECHO Program Associate, East Africa
Njoki Wachira is a development enthusiast with a passion for impacting others through empowerment. She has valuable experience working on and improving social, health and education outcomes. Previously, she worked with the Fred Hollows Foundation as a Project Specialist and Population Services International as a Social Franchise Coordinator. Njoki holds a Bachelor of Arts in Community Psychology from Makerere University and is pursuing a master's degree in Gender and Development. She's passionate about exploring new challenges and testing new innovations that impact people and help build and shape their attitudes and knowledge on how to navigate daily problems. Njoki spends her fun times hiking mountains and hills as well as taking long walks.
As Equalize Health's Firmware Engineer, Peter creates the software that keeps things running reliably. With an MSEE from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BS from Swarthmore College, Peter brings over 20 years of experience in the Engineering field, focusing on creating code that combines full functionality with reliability and testabilty. With his background in GNSS location, medical devices, wrist worn monitors, and even products for the beauty industry, Peter is excited to move into a company whose impact can be directed towards people in need.
Peter has also experienced many exciting things like kayaking with bears, hanging out with angry elephants, and diving with his wife while a harbor seal nibbled on his fin. He keeps his calm at all times, even when his wife is flying his plane into Logan air space.
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- Executive Assistant to the CEO
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- Advisor
- Member of the Board of Advisors
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- Senior Manager, Development and Partnerships
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- Director of Development and Partnerships
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- Member of the Board of Directors