Peggy Yu is the CEO and Co-Founder of Stack, which is supercharging the impact of clinical trials and research through the most important assets — the people. Peggy brings a wealth of knowledge about the intersection of higher education and the job market, having worked at the Startup Institute and the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, collaborating with founders and people transitioning into the innovation economy.
Peggy joined us on the podcast to discuss everything from making sacrifices as a founder to how her background in career coaching has helped guide her own professional trajectory. Listen in for such tidbits as:
- The very personal medical journey that served as the genesis of Stack (2:11)
- Why including diverse populations in clinical trials is essential to a drug’s success (3:37)
- Why having a higher purpose in your career makes it all worth it (5:40)
- Peggy explains why academic medical centers are faced with high staff turnover, which also means a continuous turnover in knowledge (11:44)
- The impact of generative AI in clinical research trials (24:27)
- Why women’s basketball is giving her hope (32:16)
What is The Beyond Capital Podcast?
Tune into the Beyond Capital Podcast to discover how the C-Suite thinks about social impact as a business grows. Learn about how social values and causes integrate into a company's operations, product, culture - and ultimately - its success.
Eva and Ed have built, scaled and sold companies worth millions. We are active early-stage investors with more than 20 current investments. We sit on private and public-company boards, and we believe strongly in business as a force for good.
From the CEO of a company serving two and a half million healthy school meals a week to one of the world’s first and most successful recycling entrepreneurs, in each episode our candid conversations show how and why profit can be married with purpose. Inspiring leaders will articulate their philosophies and share the mark their business will leave on the world. You will be inspired by these stories to explore your own possibilities for social impact because money and meaning can co-exist!