Anna Young

Named a ‘Top Health Innovator’ by LinkedIn in 2015 and honored as one of Fast Company’s ‘Most Creative People in Business’ in 2016, Anna Young has established herself as a pioneering force in healthcare innovation. Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, Young honed her expertise as a researcher at MIT’s Little Devices Lab and a lecturer within the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science. During this period, she also co-founded MakerNurse, a groundbreaking program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) dedicated to identifying and championing inventive nurses on the front lines of healthcare. Her global contributions to the field include the development of MEDIKit, an innovative health prototyping tool kit designed to empower medical professionals worldwide.

Building upon this foundation, Young co-founded and currently serves as CEO of MakerHealth, an organization committed to integrating the principles of the Maker Movement directly into clinical settings. MakerHealth establishes state-of-the-art makerspaces within hospitals, providing clinicians and patients direct access to advanced prototyping technologies such as 3D printers and laser cutters. This initiative directly improves problem-solving capabilities for those involved in patient care, enabling the creation of customized and cost-effective medical solutions far more efficiently than traditional development cycles. MakerHealth’s impactful initiatives are actively transforming healthcare delivery in locations including Virginia, Texas, and Massachusetts.

Her ongoing leadership as CEO of MakerHealth underscores her unwavering commitment to democratizing medical device creation, transforming how healthcare solutions are conceived, developed, and implemented. Anna Young remains at the forefront of innovation, continuously pushing the boundaries of what is possible in patient-centered care and medical technology.