Daniel Kraft

Dr. Daniel Kraft is a renowned physician-scientist, innovator, and entrepreneur with an impressive educational background, including a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Brown University, a Medical Doctor degree from Stanford University School of Medicine, and a residency at Harvard in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics. He further specialized with fellowships in Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Stanford and is an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow.

With over 25 years in clinical practice and healthcare innovation, Daniel chairs the Medicine faculty at Singularity University and founded NextMed Health, focusing on the convergence of technology and biomedicine. He also leads as Chair of the XPRIZE Pandemic & Health Alliance and is a partner at Continuum Health Ventures, emphasizing early-stage digital health investments.

Kraft is a recognized voice in the future of health and medicine, delivering insights through TED and TEDMED Talks and keynotes worldwide. His academic research in stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, and immunotherapies is published in top-tier journals like Nature and Science, and he holds multiple medical patents. Clinically, he has focused on bone marrow transplantation and developing medical devices for stem cell therapies, including the FDA-approved MarrowMiner.

In addition to his medical and scientific endeavors, Daniel is committed to advancing digital health, serving on the board of Healthy.io, advising Fortune 50 companies, and founding IntelliMedicine and Digital.Health. His dedication to health innovation and leadership in life sciences has garnered recognition as one of the most influential voices in healthcare and a top futurist to watch, among other accolades. An avid pilot, Daniel has also served as an officer and flight surgeon in the Air National Guard, researching aerospace medicine with NASA and reaching the finalist stage for astronaut selection.