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At Gradian Health Systems, Erica Frenkel works to bring safe anesthesia to hospitals all over the world.
Why you should listen
Erica Frenkel helps lead Gradian Health Systems, a social enterprise enabling safe surgery through innovative anesthesia technology. She has been a Peace Corps volunteer, managed the Global Media AIDS Initiative for the Kaiser Family Foundation and helped shape public health initiatives as a consultant for the Clinton Foundation, the Liberian Ministry of Health, Merck Vaccines, and the Wellcome Trust.