Sema Sgaier

Sema K. Sgaier (born 1975) is an Arab American scientist, global health expert, and documentary photographer. She is the co-founder and CEO of Surgo Health, a health technology company developing a social-behavioral analytics platform to improve healthcare outcomes. Sgaier’s expertise includes molecular biology, genetics, genomics, neuroscience, epidemiology, disease surveillance, monitoring & evaluation of programs and policy development.

Sgaier was an assistant adjunct professor at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and an affiliate assistant professor of global health at the University of Washington. While she was working for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation she and Mala Gaonkar co-founded the Surgo Foundation to better understand how data and behavior can influence public health outcomes. In 2020, she and Gaonkar co-founded Surgo Ventures, leveraging artificial intelligence and behavioral science to solve global health problems.

She was selected as a Rising Talent by the Women's Forum for the Economy & Society. She is a Board Member of the United States of Care and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Alumni Advisory Board. She is also a frequent OpEd contributor to media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, and U.S. News & World Report. Provided by Wikipedia