Tanisha M. Sullivan

Biography

Tanisha M. Sullivan, J.D., M.B.A. is an award-winning civic, legal, and business leader. She's Sanofi's Head of External Engagement & Health Equity Strategy, leading US health equity and MA government relations. With ~30 years in life sciences, she was Boston Public Schools' inaugural Chief Equity Officer. She led the Take the Lead anti-racism initiative, co-designed Boston's Police Accountability Office, and served as NAACP Boston Branch President; now leads NAACP New England. She advises Gov. Healey's Black Empowerment Council and ran for MA Secretary of State in 2022. Honors include Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40 and Power 50.

Sessions

1. Equitable Innovation: Delivering on AI’s Health Equity Potential Presented by Sanofi

   Thu, Nov 5, 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT

   Track Equity, Bias and Clinical Trust

   Emerging technology, like artificial intelligence, is reshaping healthcare at record speed with great potential to advance health equity, but for communities that have long faced barriers to quality care, the promise of AI comes with urgent questions: How do we build trust in emerging technology?  Who is the technology built for? Whose data trains it? At its core, this discussion will focus on a critical question for patients, practitioners, technologists, and communities: Will AI close, or widen, longstanding health disparities? Leading voices in health equity, technology, and policy will explore how to build trustworthy AI systems, ensure representative data, and hold institutions accountable for equitable innovation. Join us for a candid conversation about power, progress, and the future of healthcare access in the age of artificial intelligence and what it will take to get it right for underserved communities.