About

Christina Farr is a NY-based health-tech advisor, investor and author/owner of “Second Opinion," a weekly newsletter read by 22,000 health professionals. She also co-runs a small venture fund called Scrub Capital, is an advisor to STAT Summit, and serves as the Co-Chair of Fortune Brainstorm Health, a prominent invitation-only conference of powerful community leaders at the crossroads of business, technology, and healthcare.

Christina is regularly featured as a guest, commentator or source of quotes for publications such as STAT, Newsweek, Fast Company, Wired, the WSJ, and more.

Most recently, Farr was a principal at OMERS Ventures with special expertise in behavioral health, telemedicine, electronic medical records, and women's health. Previously, she was a writer and frequent on-air contributor for CNBC, Fast Company and Reuters News, among other publications.
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With 350,000 social media followers, Farr is one of the most influential people in the health-technology industry. Her book about the power of storytelling in business, based on her experiences in journalism and venture capital, will be published by Hachette in 2025.