Women’s Health AI Consortium Appoints Three New Board Members from Midi Health, Women’s Health, and the Center for Reproductive Rights
The three leaders joining WHAI’s Board of Directors will support its mission to improve ethical standards for AI in
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Women’s Health AI (WHAI) Consortium, the first non-profit dedicated to establishing shared benchmarks and ethical standards for AI in women’s health founded in 2026, today announced the appointment of three new members to its board of directors. Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Abigail Cuffey, and Julia Taylor Kennedy will bring complementary expertise in clinical care, women’s health, and human rights. They will help advance the Consortium’s mission alongside a multidisciplinary board of clinicians, technologists, ethicists, and health innovators, including Co-Founding Members Amanda Ducach, co-founder and CEO of EmaEQ, and Sarah O’Leary, former CEO of Willow Innovations, Inc. (Willow).
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Julia Taylor Kennedy, Dr. Kathleen Jordan, and Abigail Cuffey join the Women’s Health AI Consortium as Board Members.
- Dr. Kathleen Jordan is an internist and Menopause Society Certified Provider, and is Midi Health’s Chief Medical Officer. At Midi, Dr. Jordan leads a team of hundreds of clinicians in caring for women across the U.S., using telehealth and leveraging technology to support access to much needed expert care.
- Abigail Cuffey is the Executive Editor of Women’s Health, the world’s leading women’s health media brand, where she oversees editorial strategy and execution across all platforms, manages partnerships and large-scale brand initiatives, and elevates the brand voice and ethos. A recognized leader in health journalism, Abigail has built award-winning content, led influential conversations on women’s health, and expanded the brand’s authority across fitness, wellness, and culture.
- Julia Taylor Kennedy is the Senior Director of Corporate Engagement at the Center for Reproductive Rights, working with companies to support access to reproductive rights and healthcare. Julia has spent nearly 20 years researching, writing, and speaking on the intersection of gender and the workplace, hosting the public radio show 51%, leading sessions at the UN, educating Fortune 500 corporate leaders, and serving as Treasurer of the Community Change board.
“We founded the first-ever Women’s Health AI Consortium to ensure that women are considered and acknowledged in a world enabled by AI,” said Amanda Ducach, co-founding member of WHAI and co-founder and CEO of EmaEQ. “The addition of these three incredible board members will allow WHAI to move through a rapidly changing world with rigor, discipline, and the proper cultural context needed to make a difference for all women navigating an AI-led healthcare system that previously disregarded half of the world’s population.”
WHAI is developing shared benchmarks and a governance framework for AI in women’s health, built around six core pillars: ethical and safety standards, bias reduction and cultural integrity, emotional and clinical quality at scale, contextual and longitudinal intelligence, mentorship for ethical AI builders, and transparent oversight and continuous improvement.
To learn more about the Women’s Health AI Consortium, visit https://whaiconsortium.org.
ABOUT WOMEN’S HEALTH AI CONSORTIUM
The Women’s Health AI (WHAI) Consortium is the first non-profit dedicated to setting shared benchmarks, ethical standards, and transparent evaluation methods for AI technology in women’s health. Historically excluded from clinical trials, women have long faced a medical system lacking the data and specific knowledge required to care for them accurately. As a result, they’re facing AI built on incomplete data and tested against benchmarks never designed for them. Operating at the critical intersection of healthcare and AI innovation, WHAI fills this gap by delivering frameworks that ensure AI provides accurate, safe, and equitable care rather than perpetuating historical inequities. Co-founded by EmaEQ and Willow leaders, its multidisciplinary board of clinicians, technologists, ethicists, and health innovators includes leaders from Carrot Fertility, Midi Health, Clue, Women’s Health, and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
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