Ivelyse Andino dares to imagine and create the future of health for the people. A visionary health equity strategist, Ivelyse is building community at the intersection of health, equity, and innovation — and using her platform to advocate for comprehensive healthcare fluency: an original concept created to bridge the gap between systemically marginalized communities and the medical system as we know it today. Her mission is to engage, equip, and empower all people to understand and advocate for their health.
She is the Founder & CEO of Radical Health, the first Latina-owned-and-operated Benefit Corporation in NYC, building community infrastructure at the intersection of health, equity, and technology. Since 2016, Radical Health has worked to activate healthcare's most historically silenced and underserved communities by pairing indigenous restorative circle practices with person-centered innovation.
Ivelyse serves on the board of the National Institute for Reproductive Justice (NIRH) and BX (Re)Birth Collective, an advocacy organization building alternate solutions to protect birthing people in the Bronx, and is an external advisor for the American Medical Association's Equity and Innovation Board.
She was awarded the Obama Foundation's 'My Brother's Keeper' Grant to address Social Determinants of Health in NYC Community Schools and was recognized by Rock Health's Top 50 in Digital Health Luminaries for 2021. She is a 2019 Roddenberry Foundation Fellow and a 2022 Aspen Institute Health Community Fellow. In 2022, she was named one of New York City's Top 25 Whole Health Heroes by Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Crain's New York.
Her work has been featured in the Washington Post, Nasdaq, Crain's New York, and Forbes, with bylines in Latina Magazine and Well + Good. She has shared her vision for transforming healthcare at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Harvard Intercollegiate Business Convention, and the inaugural TEDx Bronx.
Ivelyse is also the Executive Producer of Mataron a Pedro, a film telling the story of Pedro Albizu Campos and his enduring legacy in American history.
When Ivelyse isn't changing the game of the health industry, she is an avid runner, a dedicated playlist curator, and a passionate supporter of new and emerging artists.