Ruth Okyere

Ruth Okyere is a registered nurse, healthcare founder, and Vice President of Columbia University's Postbac Premed Student Council, where she leads external events for the council. Ruth works in acute care at Mount Sinai, where her bedside experience shapes how she thinks about clinical workflows and technology. She is the Founder, President and CEO of Opal Clinical, a nurse-built company developing a hands-free clinical voice and AI platform that helps nurses stay at the bedside while bringing hospital systems within reach. She is currently a student in the MBA/MS program at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medicine. Her work brings together nursing, student leadership, and practical healthcare innovation.