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.

Erica Frenkel’s TED talk