Sheila Phicil

Sheila Phicil is a social change futurist™, health equity expert, and social impact startup founder. Sheila brings over 15 years of experience in healthcare, driving transformative change in policy, strategy, and operations across institutions like Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and the Veterans Health Administration.

Previously, she served as the Director of Innovation for Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Health Equity Accelerator, where she led initiatives aimed at addressing systemic health disparities. During her tenure, she focused on maternal health disparities, spearheading initiatives to redesign patient education, standardize maternal health data collection, and optimize digital health platforms to ensure equitable access and improved outcomes for diverse populations.

As a first-generation Haitian American, Sheila's personal journey deeply influences her work, blending lived experience with professional expertise. She is driven to create human-centered solutions, understanding that every system is perfectly designed to produce the results it gets, and aims to drive sustainable change.

As the CEO and Founder of Phicil-itate Change LLC, Sheila's mission is to empower social innovators and changemakers to create measurable, lasting impact. Leveraging her extensive background in healthcare and innovation, Sheila has developed a unique framework based on three core pillars: systems-based strategy for innovative solutions, AI- and tech-driven operations to optimize efficiency, and equitable design to ensure inclusivity.

Her advisory services include 1:1 coaching, customized workshops, and innovation consulting, helping organizations align their vision with actionable strategies. She works closely with health tech startups, nonprofits, and enterprise healthcare systems to operationalize equity and integrate emerging technologies responsibly.