This article was originally published by Stanford Medicine
Education advocate Ingrid Ellerbe will be the first executive director of Diversity by Doing Healthtech (DxD), an initiative led by Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and Fogarty Innovation.
Ellerbe, who has spent the last 30 years helping members of underserved communities succeed in technology and education, 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.”