Ritu Agarwal spent the first 15 years of her career researching how information technology could be used to improve the way businesses operate, but she wasn’t making the kind of impact she wanted.
So to maximize her influence, Agarwal focused her attention on the medical space to address the longstanding issues within the U.S. healthcare system such as lack of access to providers, high costs and inefficient procedures.
“One day, I woke up and I said, ‘I’m frustrated with using my skills, my knowledge, and not having the kind of impact that I want to have,’” Agarwal said. “I wanted to be spending my time doing things that mattered, not just for academic publication or research purposes, but also from broader societally backed considerations.”
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