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Dr. Lauren R. Powell
is a Harvard-trained public health leader, health equity visionary, and truth-teller who fearlessly tackles difficult topics out loud. She is a bold voice on dismantling racism across the US health ecosystem, often calling out the urgency of racism as a public health emergency while offering tangible solutions to drive antiracism and activate health equity in healthcare.
Through her company, The Equitist, and her social media followership, Dr. Powell reaches thousands of leaders in healthcare and public health every week. Her insights have been featured in Marie Claire, Politico, STAT News, The Guardian, CNBC, BBC, Cheddar, Huffington Post, and PBS News Hour, and she was recently named among Fortuneā€™s 40 Under 40 in Healthcare.
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For more than a decade, Dr. Powell has been immersed in broad and progressive leadership positions where sheā€™s been unapologetically outspoken about racial injustices and health inequities. Her professional and personal experiences spearheading health equity efforts in healthcare, state government, academia, and public health, make her a nationally sought-after leader, speaker, and consultant on all things health equity.
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Named among Fortune's 40 Under 40 in Healthcare, Dr. Lauren R. Powell is the Founding President & CEO of The Equitist and concurrently serves as the inaugural Head of Health Equity at Biogen. At Biogen, Dr. Powell is leading the charge to transform drug development through the lens of health equity. She previously served as the inaugural Vice President of US Health Equity & Community Wellness at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. In this trailblazing industry role, she moved a Top 10 global pharmaceutical companyā€™s commitment to drive health equity, to impact by activating health equity in all aspects of operations.
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Formerly the Director of Health Equity for the Commonwealth of Virginia, she was the youngest Black woman to serve in this role as a State Health Official responsible for the health and wellness of Virginiaā€™s 8.5 million residents. Her unique trailblazing career has spanned academia, government, the non-profit and private sector industriesā€”and sheā€™s just getting started.
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Dr. Powell has an established track record as a trailblazer in health equity with doctoral training in systems change thinking, community engagement, social epidemiology, and the social determinants of health. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana, a Master in Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical and Population Health Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Powell deeply values mentorship and community engagement. She actively seeks opportunities to help mold and encourage the next generation of leaders in health equity.
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