Conversation with Indira Negi

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Indira Negi is a consultant with Global Health Labs working on AI ultrasound focused on Obstetrics in India and next steps for pediatric lung ultrasound, alongside the Gates Foundation. Before this she was a Senior Advisor and Deputy Director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and lead efforts to improve maternal and newborn health by investing in innovative devices and software that can help with early diagnosis and reduce risk during pregnancy and labor. She worked at Intel for over a decade, leading the sensors engineering team for wearable devices, serving in engineering and business roles across several groups, and eventually leading strategy and planning for the Health and Life Science business unit. She also advised Intel’s corporate venture arm on health technology investments. Before joining the foundation, Indira was the vice president of product management at AliveCor, an ECG medical devices company focused on cardiology services. She holds five patents. Indira gets her sense of purpose from creating new technology and making existing technology more accessible to reduce suffering. She gets her joy from spending time in nature, being with her dogs, family, and friends, and building things. Indira trained as an electrical engineer. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/indiranegi/ indiranegi.com

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