Speaker's Profile

Layo George is a nurse, healthcare administrator and an entrepreneur focusing on maternal health, equity and social determinants of health. Layo is the founder and CEO of Wolomi, a maternal health startup that supports a companion app that provides resources and guidance to improve the experiences and outcomes for women of color during their perinatal periods. She leads a team of culturally competent multidisciplinary subject matter experts to address the maternal health crisis. She has led the creation of groundbreaking products for Health IT, Marketing and Health Information Exchange companies. Before founding Wolomi, As a quality improvement specialist at the District of Columbia Primary Care Association, Layo led 15 healthcare centers through value-based practice transformation and oral health primary care integration. She also served on the District of Columbia Board of Nursing for over 2 years. She currently serves on the Board of Unity Healthcare, the largest federally qualified health center in the District of Columbia.