Chelsea Hanson
Health Equity and innovation Strategy Specialist
Chelsea is passionate about working at the intersection of business and impact, particularly where she can advance racial equity and social justice in our health care and food systems. She is innovative and change-oriented, having launched, grown, and sold successful start-up ventures, as well as initiatives within large organizations.
She was the founding Director of Equity & Innovation at the American Medical Association, where she launched the In Full Health initiative to advance equitable health innovation. Chelsea also served as AMA’s Director of Strategy & Partnerships focused on tracking emerging trends in health care and collaborating with external partners to accelerate innovation and impact.
Previously, Chelsea launched a for-profit social venture that sold healthy prepared meals to low-income families through community distribution networks. She then held sales leadership and strategic operations roles at two high-growth health and wellness start-ups. Chelsea began her career as a consultant at Accenture, where she led change management, organization design, and communication strategy efforts in the consumer products, financial services, and technology industries.
Chelsea has been a close associate and contributor to the food system development work at New Venture Advisors almost since its inception, bringing a unique and valuable mix of experience and skills to the projects she leads. She holds a B.S. from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
