Christina Farr is a San Francisco-based health-tech advisor, investor and author/owner of “Second Opinion," a weekly newsletter read by 20,000 health professionals. She also co-runs a small venture fund called Scrub Capital, is an advisor to Stat Summit, and serves as the Co-Chair of Fortune Brainstorm Health, a prominent invitation-only conference of powerful community leaders at the crossroads of business, technology, and healthcare.

Most recently, Farr was a principal at OMERS Ventures with special expertise in behavioral health, telemedicine, electronic medical records, and women's health. Previously, she was a writer and frequent on-air contributor for CNBC, Fast Company and Reuters News, among other publications.

With 400,000 social media followers, Farr is one of the most influential people in the health-technology industry. Her book about the power of storytelling in business, based on her experiences in journalism and venture capital, will be published by Hachette in 2025.

Born and raised in London, Farr has appeared as a featured expert on ABC News, CNN and National Public Radio. She was named Digital Health Reporter of the Year by Rock Health and "One of Eight Women Making Moves in Tech" by Refinery29. She is an alumnus of University College London and Stanford Graduate School of Journalism.

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