#71: Investing in women's reproductive and maternal health with Ruth Shaber MD

<p><strong>Ruth Shaber, MD</strong> is the Founder and President of the Tara Health Foundation, which promotes health, well-being, and opportunity for women and girls through innovative evidence-informed programs. She is also the Co-founder and Board Chair of Rhia Ventures, a group of foundations and investors that collaborate to bring new types of capital and enterprise to the field of reproductive health in the United States.</p> <p>Ruth had a robust career as an Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente from 1990 to 2012.</p> <p>Ruth was featured in Forbes 2020 Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit—and Pushing for Change for her contributions to the field of impact investing.</p> <p>Ruth holds an MD from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Yale University.</p> <p>We cover the following in this conversation:</p> <ul> <li>The women's health market in the US</li> <li>Why the market is underinvested and underserved</li> <li>Tara Health Foundation &amp; Rhia Ventures&nbsp;</li> <li>Investing in women's reproductive and maternal health</li> <li>What the market will look like 50 years+ from now&nbsp;</li> <li>How more women can engage as investors.</li> </ul> <p>***</p>