Dr. Airica Steed is renowned for spearheading large scale transformations encompassing greater than $300M in combined financial and operational improvements, top decile quality/safety performance outcomes, healthy profitable growth, and making monumental groundbreaking advancements in advancing health equity and eradicating healthcare disparities. As a proud 4th generation nurse and survivor of personal tragedy, She is fighting passionately to zero out the death gap to ensure that every person has an equal chance at living long and healthy lives while simultaneously lifting the wealth in underserved communities. Dr. Steed is a vastly accomplished and award winning healthcare executive with over 20 years of exceptional leadership experience and a proven track record of driving results, including recognition as Modern Healthcare’s “Top Women Leaders”, “100 Most Influential People”, “Top 25 Minority Leaders”, “Top 25 Innovators”; Diversity MBA Magazine “Top 100 Executive Leaders under 50”; and Becker’s Healthcare “Women CEOs of Hospitals & Health Systems to Know” and “Black Healthcare Leaders to Know”. Dr. Steed is recognized as a strategic and visionary change leader, transformational architect, and expert in Lean Six Sigma, Malcolm Baldrige Framework, and “Big 4” management consulting across the industry. Dr. Steed is an avid national and international speaker and a published author. She is also a Board Member and Faculty Member in several organizations. She received her Doctorate of Education in Ethical Leadership (Ed.D) with distinction, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), and numerous certifications and credentials, including Fellowships in the American College of Healthcare Executives and American Academy of Nursing.