Originally posted by Fogarty Innovation
Ingrid Ellerbe has joined Diversity by Doing Healthtech (DxD), the health technology industry diversity initiative led by the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and Fogarty Innovation, as executive director. Ellerbe, who has spent the last 30 years helping underserved communities succeed in the technology and education industries, came out of retirement to take the part-time position. “It was an opportunity to continue the work I had been doing in a more focused way,” she said. “And frankly, the ‘doing’ part of Diversity by Doing was very appealing.”
“Over the past three years, DxD has grown from a handful of participants into a vibrant organization that develops diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for people across the health technology innovation spectrum, from student interns to board members,” said Paul Yock, the founder of Stanford Biodesign and a leader of DxD. “There’s clearly a tremendous appetite for meaningful ways to get involved in improving diversity in our ecosystem, and we’re delighted to have Ingrid on board to lead the way.”