40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Elan Alder
Former MRI technologist and hospital administrator for the Cleveland Clinic outpatient radiology division. Joined Siemens Healthineers and helped commercialize enterprise virtual remote scanning technologies that helped patients get imaging studies throughout the workforce shortage and distancing protocol barriers during Covid-19. Developed clinical and business protocols to improve patient care diagnostics and throughput. Including MRI physics protocols for full body cancer screening used by companies like Ezra. Led enterprise strategic partnerships for the Mountain West zone to help hospital and imaging centers utilize AI-driven software and equipment to achieve more precise diagnostic imaging outcomes for patients.
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Todd Brown
Todd Brown is a dedicated and ambitious medical student at the University of Utah with a passion for improving healthcare through patient advocacy, research, and policy.
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Kiersten Gillette-Pierce
Kiersten TâLeigh “Gillette” Gillette-Pierce (she/they) is a reproductive and birth justice advocate and public health practitioner with almost a decade of experience in the global sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice field.
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Mitchell A. Blount
Mitchell A. Blount, MPH is an experienced public health epidemiologist, researcher, and project administrator with more than 15 years of experience working with the public and health practitioners at multiple levels of the public health sector, including community-based organizations, state and federal government, and institutions of higher education
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Deion Scott Hawkins
Deion S. Hawkins, Ph.D., has served as an Assistant Professor of Argumentation & Advocacy and the Director of Debate at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hawkins is a leading diversity, equity, & inclusion consultant (DEI) and an expert in social marketing campaigns and Critical Race Theory (CRT); his research is situated at the intersection of race, communication, culture, and health.
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Obinna Ezeani
na is a young Biochemist, a multi-award-winning Public Health Researcher, and a Digital Health Enthusiast with over 2 years of work experience with the Nigerian Food and Drug Regulatory Agency (FDA), a tier #1 public health organization in Nigeria, where he has conducted research that has contributed to informing the public health policies in Nigeria and has received two recognition awards; Best Research Paper Presenter at the 12th and 14th national health seminars, for his contributions to public health through research.
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Javaid Iqbal
Javaid Iqbal is an experienced management consultant with graduate-level training in multiple fields, including financial management, business administration, sustainable international development, global health policy, and health economics. He is experienced in designing and implementing innovative financial and management strategies to address development challenges in global public health.
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Anya Chinnaiyan
Anya Chinnaiyan is a current undergraduate student dedicated to women’s public health and equity; she will graduate with an Honors Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Spanish from the University of Michigan in 2024. For many years, she has demonstrated a passion for equitable practice for individuals with less privileged backgrounds, those with different abilities, and those affected by illness.
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Shirley Edokpa
Shirley Edokpa is a passionate advocate for public service, with a diverse background in Economics, Gender, Leadership, Public policy, and Public health. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Lagos State University and pursued a graduate program in Gender, Leadership and Public Policy at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies. She attended School of Security and Global studies at American Military University – American Public University Systems to further her education for her Master’s degree in Public Administration, Health Policy Concentration.
40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Awards: Jessica (Jex) Huang
Dr. Jessica (Jex) Huang is currently working as a consultant with the Health, Climate, Environment, and Disasters (HCED) program at the World Bank, as well as a public health curricula developer and educator with learning institutions across Southeast Asia and the United States. Their area of focus is on the health impacts of climate change (including climate-sensitive diseases, such as vector-borne and water-borne illness), particularly in humanitarian contexts.