Danny van Leeuwen, Opa, RN, MPH, is a 2-legged, cisgender, old, white man of privilege known as Health Hats with Multiple Sclerosis, committed to health equity and learning and sharing what works for best health. He serves people who help others by leveraging his privilege and experience as a person with disabilities, nurse, care partner, informaticist, and quality management leader to open seats at the table of healthcare governance, design, operations, and research for under-represented and under-served communities. Danny is especially interested in building capacity for successful community-research partnerships. Danny is a podcaster, vlogger (https://linktr.ee/healthhats), and technical and subject matter expert for measure and app development, pain management, and AI use in health decision-making. Danny is on the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Research Institute (PCORI). He hosts mastermind groups for solo entrepreneurs, podcasters, not-for-profit board members, and those advancing patient industry partnerships. Danny plays baritone saxophone in a Latin Band and Dixieland Band in his spare time.
