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Sally Saba Highlight
I think [passion] is too big of a word sometimes. It’s heavy. Your purpose can be just having a good day.
About Sally
- I grew up in Egypt, where I was often made to feel invisible just for being a girl—but I held on tight to my sense of worth.
- I pursued medical school to help children feel better, hoping to ease the sadness I’d carried since childhood.
- Disillusioned by how healthcare was structured, I left medicine to create broader change in the system itself.
- After immigrating to the U.S. in my 30s, I spent two years jobless until a connection helped me restart my career far below my former level.
- At Kaiser Permanente, I launched a $1 billion supplier diversity program and discovered my calling in equity and inclusion work.
- I joined Medtronic as their first chief inclusion diversity officer and built equity into every layer of our global organization.
- I launched a debt-free degree program and credentialing pathways so underrepresented youth can access careers in health tech.
- Through all my pivots and hardships, I realized that healing corporate culture is how I heal others now.