Yaritza Vargas is a first-generation Dominican immigrant who grew up in a working class Latinx community. Her healthcare experience ranges from policy at the National Institutes of Health to management consulting with clients such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Veterans Health Administration. Prior to starting LingoHealth, she was on the founding team and served as product lead of CoachMe Health, a digital health nonprofit. She has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated cum laude with a BS in Healthcare Management and Policy from Georgetown University.

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