Women are Healthcare

Lori Evans Bernstein is the CEO and Co-Founder of Caraway, a women's+ digital healthcare company taking on the societal and medical imperative of caring for college students by providing integrated mental, reproductive and physical healthcare. Lori is a seasoned healthcare executive with 25+ years of experience in healthcare and health tech as an entrepreneur, operator and government leader.  Most recently, Lori was co-founder and president of HealthReveal, a clinical artificial intelligence (AI) company dedicated to combating chronic disease, which was recently acquired by Accolade (NASDAQ: ACCD), a personalized healthcare and benefits company providing millions of people and their families with exceptional healthcare.Previously, Lori held a series of leadership positions with growing health tech firms:(President, GSI Health acquired by Medecision)(CEO, ActiveHealth Management, Provider Solutions, an Aetna/CVS Health company)(Director, CareScience, previously NASDAQ: CARE now part of Premier healthcare informatics. Additionally, Lori is known for bringing her entrepreneurial spirit and deep industry expertise to the government realm as senior advisor to nation's first health IT Czar and New York state's first deputy commissioner of health IT transformation, NYS Department of Health.Lori writes and speaks regularly on health tech as a national expert and has received several professional honors.  She currently serves on the board of Sanctuary for Families, a human rights organization dedicated to addressing domestic violence, sex trafficking and other forms of gender violence.  Lori holds an M.P.H. from George Washington University and a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University and currently services on the Board of Trustees. 

Dr. Alicia Jackson is the CEO and founder of Evernow, a next-gen telemedicine company focused on menopause. Dr. Jackson has a long track record of bringing to life technological advances to solve pressing challenges facing people across the globe. She is a PhD graduate of MIT; served as a policy staffer for the US Senate Energy Committee; and was the Deputy Director of the Biological Technologies Office at DARPA, the Pentagon’s principal engine for disruptive innovation. In addition to advising several early-stage start-ups, Dr. Jackson sits on the Editorial Advisory Board at TEDMED.

Christina Jenkins, MD (“CJ”) is a venture investor, adviser, and board member who uses technology and trusted relationships to improve health, at scale. Her expertise spans clinical medicine, health systems, and health plans, and she applies her unique perspective to enable growth and value generation. Dr. Jenkins is a Venture Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP), co-leading the firm’s healthcare/life sciences strategy. There, she leads investments in early-stage digital health and hardware-enabled technologies intended to transform the way we diagnose or monitor health. She has keen interest in underserved populations: she is a National Advisor to Manatt Health, supporting organizations that seek to transform from within; and she invests in early-stage companies targeting the health and well-being of women and the aging through Portfolia.  Previously, Dr. Jenkins was the founding CEO of OneCity Health Services, a subsidiary of NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest public hospital system. There, she led a $1.2B effort to redesign the care delivery continuum and accelerate readiness for value-based payments (financial risk) for 1M lives, creating a 200-organization partnership and implementing tech-enabled care models in community and in-hospital settings.  Her board roles include privately-held companies Help at Home, Xandar Kardian, FIGUR8, and Biotia. She is an advisory board member of Independence Health Group (parent of Independence Blue Cross and AmeriHealth Caritas). Previously, she was a Bloomberg appointee to the board of NYC Health + Hospitals and Chair of its Quality Committee, and a member of the Quality Committee of Healthfirst (NYC). Dr. Jenkins earned her B.S. in Industrial Management at Purdue University and her M.D. from Northwestern University. She was a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, where she also completed her residency. She is a member of the Kauffman Fellows, a global leadership program in venture capital. Prior to medical school, Dr. Jenkins was an analyst (FMP) for GE Healthcare.

Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MEd, MPPM, FACOG, is the senior vice president and chief clinical officer of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health. She is also a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Drexel University and Regional Dean of Students where she is partnering with leaders across the health system to shape inclusive workplace culture, advancing its commitment to workforce diversity, cultural humility, equitable health care delivery and outcomes for all patients and communities. Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew joined Highmark Health/AHN from University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, where she served as a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, chair of clinical diversity and inclusion and assistant dean of students. Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew was an experienced nurse, professor, global health strategist and an obstetrician-gynecologist specializing in global health issues and care for women living with HIV. She is a proud veteran and US Naval Officer.

Christine Henningsgaard is the CEO and co-founder of Quilted Health, an organization building a new maternity care model backed in evidence, centered in communities, and supported with technology to improve outcomes and reduce disparities in maternal heal