Dr. Sumita Khatri is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Vice Chair of Cleveland Clinic’s Respiratory Institute, Director of the Asthma Center and a practicing Adult Pulmonary and ICU physician. She serves on the national board of the American Lung Association and is founder of FLEX, a leadership development program for women faculty of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is truly a visionary and a transformational leader and discusses the importance of building credibility and trust with colleagues and patients, and having the confidence to live your purpose with authenticity, humor and empathy.