Dr. Linda Maxwell: "The Lack of Inclusion in Healthcare is Present at All Levels, including on Boards of Directors"

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Linda Maxwell, a seasoned and practicing head and neck surgeon, and the Founder and Executive Director of the Biomedical Zone, Canada’s first and only hospital-embedded, physician-led med tech incubator. Dr. Maxwell is a published scientific author, medical educator, and frequent public speaker. She is a noted healthcare innovation expert and has served the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario, the Canadian Space Agency, and the Canadian federal government. She has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network, recognized as one of the Top 30 Women Making a Difference in Tech, and distinguished as one of the Top 100 Accomplished Black Women in Canada. She is the recipient of the Kris Conrad Award of Excellence in Facial Plastic Surgery and the Hayes Prize in Operations Management. Dr. Maxwell is a certified Independent Corporate Director and serves on several public, private, and nonprofit Boards, including Profound Medical (NASDAQ: PROF), Gardiner Museum, and the Public Health Agency of Canada.