Alcir Santos Neto

Since World War I, the deadly realities of war have informed and accelerated medical innovation. Ambulances, antiseptics, anesthesia, penicillin, blood banks, and telemedicine—now ubiquitous in modern health care—were born on battlefields. As a former Combat Medic and EMT in the US Army, author Alcir Santos Neto has witnessed the power of innovation to save lives and the potential of technology to revolutionize care. And as a Senior Analyst in global health for a world-renowned consulting firm, he has extensively investigated the dynamic relationship between health and technology worldwide. At the intersection of these firsthand accounts, Santos Neto has found a calling to global health technology and a passion to not only save lives but improve them. Santos Neto holds a Master's degree in Global Health from Georgetown University and a Master's degree in International Relations from Liberty University.