Unlocking the Power of the Clinical Research Workforce: Peggy Yu, CEO and Co-founder at Stack

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)