After the U.S. Government’s declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2021, UCSF employees will be given Monday, June 20th off to observe the holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. It serves as an opportunity to uplift Black voices, celebrate Black history, and take steps to create a more equitable future.

At the Rosenman Institute, we believe it’s important to put the work into diversifying the health and medtech industries. We spoke with James Lott, the CEO of pharmaceutical prescription company Scripted, about his experiences as a Black CEO and person working in medtech. He discussed with us the challenges Black entrepreneurs can face when trying to start their own companies.

“When you have a really big, hard idea that needs to be solved, I feel like it’s harder to actually get funding as a first-time Black founder,” Lott said. “I feel like they might fund a basic idea that had already been solved, but a looming idea here that could help a billion people across the world—you can’t get the funding for it until you fix half the problem.”

Read detailed Press Release at - https://rosenmaninstitute.org/2022/06/juneteenth-a-conversation-with-scripted-founder-james-lott/