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Toyin Ajayi        

Health and Social Justice Warrior & Co-Founder and CEO at Cityblock Health

Dr. Toyin Ajayi, board certified in family medicine, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cityblock Health, a technology-enabled healthcare provider delivering a scalable solution to improve health outcomes for underserved and systemically marginalized populations. Cityblock partners with provider organizations, health plans, community social services agencies and community members, ensuring that Medicaid and dually eligible for Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries have access to high-value, readily available personalized health services.

Previously, Dr. Toyin served as Chief Medical Officer at Commonwealth Care Alliance, an innovative, nationally recognized health plan which serves populations eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. She began her career at Boston University/Boston Medical Center as Family Medicine Hospitalist, Clinical Instructor, and Global Health Fellow. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University; an MPhil from the University of Cambridge; and her medical degree, with Distinction in Clinical Practice, from King’s College London School of Medicine.

Dr. Toyin's work has been published in leading journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and Health Affairs. She has earned widespread recognition for her efforts in advancing health equity and innovation. Her accolades include being named one of Modern Healthcare's Women to Watch in 2023, one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Women of Impact in 2021, a spot on the Inc Female Founders 100 List in 2020, and among Business Insider's Top 30 Leaders under 40 Transforming Healthcare in 2019.

She is an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, serves on the Board of Directors of Evolent Health, and is a co-founder of Coalition Partners.

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