Opemipo “Ope” Akerele

Opemipo “Ope” Ayolola is a healthcare investor at Anderson Venture Impact Partners, focusing on early-stage companies that improve access to healthcare for underserved communities. Ope serves as a Healthtech Hunches Ambassador, streamlining connections for digital health professionals, and holds the position of Digital Health Research Fellow at MD+, a non-profit aimed at empowering physician-innovators. Previous experience includes serving as a Digital Health and Equity Research Fellow at Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation, and an Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank, where significant financial models and research supported substantial fundraising efforts. Ope's academic background includes pursuing an MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management and an MD at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, along with a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University.