Loren Riskin has worked in policy, research, and technology in healthcare, always focusing on delivering value to patients and improving the system. Research and policy interests include patient safety, quality improvement, and healthcare information technology.

Loren won the AMA Leadership Award and has published on outcomes research, healthcare systems, and clinical anesthesia. Her academic background includes a degree in Ethics from Wellesley College, MD from Duke University, and anesthesia specialty training at Stanford University. She is completing Stanford's first fellowship in Quality Improvement & Perioperative Management.