Future Women: McFarlane (MSM ’14) encourages minority women to claim their place in the era of blockchain and cryptocurrency

“The ascent of minority women entrepreneurship is more alive and real than ever before,” said Chrissa McFarlane (MSM ’14), founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Patientory, a leading provider of dApp blockchain solutions for healthcare.

“Of the $424.7 billion of funding raised in the past decade for startup companies, less than 2% went to minority women founders,” she said. “With an emphasis on diversity and inclusion at the center of this new economy, the time has come for minority women to be part of the building process.”

McFarlane has brought her firsthand experiences to her debut book, Future Women: Minority Female Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Era of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.

In the book, McFarlane uncovers her personal journey as a woman entrepreneur in healthcare, explains the ins and outs of cryptocurrency and blockchain, and examines the mindset needed for rising minority women to take their place at the table.

Named as one of the top women leaving their mark on the MedTech field in health IT by Becker’s Hospital Review, McFarlane founded Patientory in 2015 after seeing the need in the market for more personalized and secure consumer-driven health information management solutions.

Aside from giving minority women a leg up in their business journey, she is passionate about transforming healthcare delivery and creating cutting-edge healthcare products.

“I believe innovative technology can help resolve the three primary problems with today’s healthcare system: poor quality, limited access, and high cost,” she said. “I hope to spend my career creating and deploying innovative technologies that enable every person around the world to access high-quality healthcare at sustainable costs.”

With more than ten years’ experience in healthcare conducting research and managing teams, McFarlane has published international healthcare research and helped to create breakthrough digital health companies that have provided services to companies such as Tumblr, Blue Apron, Casper, and Meetup.

McFarlane was named as a finalist for the Medtech Insight Award for Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018, and under McFarlane’s leadership, Patientory Inc. has received accolades including being named a 2018 Globe Award Winner in International Trade by the State of Georgia.