Who is Ivelyse Andino?
Ivelyse Andino is an Afro-Latina leader born and raised in The Bronx, widely recognized for her work in reshaping the conversation around health equity. She is the founder and CEO of Radical Health and serves as a Commissioner on the New York City Commission on Gender Equity. Her work builds a bridge between community power, health literacy, and the tools needed to navigate complex systems. With a career rooted in both healthcare and grassroots organizing, she stands as one of the most prominent voices championing community-led change.
Before founding Radical Health, Ivelyse built a strong foundation in the health tech sector. She helped pioneer early digital health solutions, including bringing the first mobile app prescribing platform to market. Her work extended to global clients such as the National Health Service (NHS London) and Kaiser Permanente, where she trained clinicians, including oncologists, on new treatments and emerging technologies. Yet even with this expertise, she felt unprepared when her mother received a cancer diagnosis a moment that revealed the depth of systemic disparities she had long known existed.
Why she founded Radical Health
This personal experience fueled Ivelyse’s mission to create something different. In 2015 she launched Radical Health, becoming the founder of the first Latina-owned Public Benefit Corporation in New York State. Her vision was clear: healthcare transformation must start with the people most affected by inequity. Radical Health was built quite literally at her kitchen table, where she gathered neighbors from historically marginalized communities undocumented individuals, women of color, elders, young people, and LGBTQ voices. These conversations shaped a model that balances modern technology with the power of human connection.
Radical Health helps people understand their rights, gain health literacy, and advocate for themselves in clinical encounters. The organization combines community dialogue circles with digital tools designed to make healthcare more accessible and navigable. Through this approach, Ivelyse champions a future where meaningful face-to-face conversations stand alongside innovative tech to create stronger, fairer systems.
A voice rooted in community
Having grown up in a community long impacted by structural barriers, Ivelyse speaks from lived experience rather than theory. Her work is grounded in listening truly listening to those who are rarely invited into decision-making spaces. She brings these voices forward with clarity and conviction, emphasizing that real equity emerges when people are not just included but empowered.
Her talks highlight the importance of trust-building, community-centered innovation, and systems designed with cultural understanding at their core. Whether speaking to healthcare leaders, educators, policymakers, or community groups, Ivelyse offers a perspective that blends authenticity, practicality, and vision.
Book Ivelyse Andino for your event
Booking Ivelyse means bringing a speaker who connects deeply with audiences while offering actionable insight. She guides organizations toward more equitable practices, encourages leaders to rethink how care is delivered, and shows what becomes possible when lived experience informs innovation. Her journey from pioneering health tech solutions to creating New York’s first Latina-owned Benefit Corp gives her a dual lens rarely found: one shaped by industry expertise and one shaped by community truth.
Her message resonates across sectors: healthcare, social impact, diversity and inclusion, public policy, and technology. With each talk, she calls audiences to step into shared responsibility for creating change and to rethink what it means to build systems that genuinely serve people.
Ivelyse Andino brings heart, strategy, and a clear vision for a more equitable future making her a powerful choice for events seeking depth, inspiration, and real-world impact.
