In the next five years, nearly everyone in the developed world will have had some kind of genetic testing. And this health data can be incredibly valuable.

But where is this personal information being stored? And who owns it?

Estelle Giraud, PhD, is Cofounder and CEO of Trellis Health, a health data platform that gives users ownership of their health records and empowers them to advocate for themselves in a healthcare setting.

Estelle is a population geneticist by training with a background in biotechnology and frontier medicine, and she is passionate about safely storing healthcare data to create a better system for all.

On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Estelle joins Anjel to discuss how passion and urgency gave her the courage to build Trellis Health and describe how the platform addresses issues around privacy and ownership of health data.

Estelle shares the challenges she faces as a woman founder and scientist, explaining why we need more diversity in leadership and how she overcame biases to get funding for Trellis Health.

Listen in for Estelle's insight on leveraging your health data to improve quality of care and learn about the power you have as a consumer to impact change in the healthcare system.

What You Will Learn

How advances in genomic sequencing ignited Estelle's interest in healthcare

What challenges Estelle faces as a woman founder and scientist

The power that comes from bringing your whole authentic self to any role

Why we need more diversity in leadership

How Estelle's passion and urgency gave her the courage to create Trellis Health

Estelle's insight on how genetic testing will change the way we do medicine

How Trellis Health addresses issues around privacy and ownership of health data

How being pregnant gave Estelle insight on using health data to improve quality of care

Why getting funding was unexpectedly hard for Estelle as a first-time, female founder

How women founders can reframe conversations around funding

The need for more women investors in VC and LP roles

The power we have as consumers to impact change in the healthcare system

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Illumina

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