Freda Lewis-Hall's guest appearances

Freda Lewis-Hall

Fortune 500 Daily 

Conversations with Mike Milken

Vasant Narasimhan

Alex Gorsky

David Solomon

Ed Bastian

Doug McMillon

Tony Fadell

John Grisham

Marc Benioff

Charles Schwab

Paul Romer

Kurt Newman

Steve Ballmer

Mellody Hobson

Denise Johnson

Jennifer Morgan

OwlTail

“One of the other things that has come to light with regards to COVID-19 are health disparities….in the infection rates and the hospitalization rates and in the death rates of certain communities.” As a young African American girl growing up in the early 1960s, Freda Lewis-Hall was accustomed to people telling her that she would never attain her dream of becoming a doctor. Today, she can look back at a 35-year career that included serving as Pfizer’s Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, where she was a passionate advocate for health equity and improved outcomes for all patients.  Trained as a psychiatrist, Dr Lewis-Hall is particularly concerned about the impact COVID-19 is having on communities who are disproportionately affected with higher mortality rates, and who perform much of what we now consider essential frontline work. “From nursing staff and medical staff, EMTs, people who are working in grocery stores, who are picking up the trash, driving public transportation—these people are at exposed risk. They know it, and they're also dealing with the emotional disadvantage of facing this every day.”

“One of the other things that has come to light with regards to COVID-19 are health disparities….in the infection rates and the hospitalization rates and in the death rates of certain communities.” As a young African American girl growing up in the early 1960s, Freda Lewis-Hall was accustomed to people telling her that she would never attain her dream of becoming a doctor. Today, she can look back at a 35-year career that included serving as Pfizer’s Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, where she was a passionate advocate for health equity and improved outcomes for all patients. Trained as a psychiatrist, Dr Lewis-Hall is particularly concerned about the impact COVID-19 is having on communities who are disproportionately affected with higher mortality rates, and who perform much of what we now consider essential frontline work. “From nursing staff and medical staff, EMTs, people who are working in grocery stores, who are picking up the trash, driving public transportation—these people are at exposed risk. They know it, and they're also dealing with the emotional disadvantage of facing this every day.”

Ep. 38: Disparities, with Freda Lewis-Hall

The COVID-19 crisis has shed light on some of the holes within America’s healthcare system - from the lack of sick pay, to the high cost of care.  But even before this pandemic, the American system stirred plenty of debate.  Doctor Freda Lewis-Hall is an executive vice president of Pfizer – one of the world’s biggest pharma companies.

Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, EVP, Pfizer