Ashlee Wisdom, MPH

Ashlee Wisdom, MPH is a public health innovator and entrepreneur focused on improving healthcare outcomes for Black women and women of color. Here are key details about her background and accomplishments:

Professional Experience

Ashlee is the Founder and CEO of Health In Her HUE, a digital health platform she launched in August 2018.15 Health In Her HUE connects Black women and women of color to culturally sensitive healthcare providers, health content, and community support.1 The platform aims to reduce racial health disparities by leveraging technology, media, and community engagement.1

Prior to founding Health In Her HUE, Ashlee held several roles in healthcare and research:

• Program Director at Junto Health, managing a consortium of strategic healthcare investors (2019-2020)5
• Assistant Director of Grants Management at NYC Health + Hospitals (2018-2019)1
• Research Coordinator at Weill Cornell Medicine (2017-2018)15
• Administrative Specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine's Englander Institute for Precision Medicine (2015-2017)5

Education and Achievements

• Master of Public Health (MPH) in Healthcare Policy & Management from New York University (2018)12
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Howard University (2013)2
• Named to Rock Health's Top 50 in Digital Health for health equity advocacy (2021)1
• Aspen Institute Healthy Communities Fellow (2022)15
• TEDx Speaker at TEDx Wakefield (March 2020)2

Motivation and Vision

Ashlee was motivated to start Health In Her HUE after experiencing institutional racism in an academic center and recognizing the healthcare disparities faced by women of color.3 She is passionate about health equity, social justice, and taking an equitable approach to healthcare innovation.14

Ashlee aims to challenge the status quo in healthcare, support community involvement in solution development, and create more culturally relevant health information and services for Black women and women of color.4