Iman Abuzeid is a Sudanese-American physician and entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and

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of Incredible Health, a digital nurse hiring platform.

Early life and education

Abuzeid was born to Sudanese parents in Saudi Arabia, where her father, an

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surgeon, was working. Abuzeid earned undergraduate and medical degrees from

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, then moved to the United States to work in healthcare consulting. She attended the

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, where she earned an

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, and worked for the consulting company

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Career

Abuzeid is the co-founder and

of Incredible Health, a digital nurse hiring platform. She is one of only a few Black female founders to lead a company worth more than $1 billion. In 2024 she was selected by Forbes as one of America's self-made women with a net worth of $350 million.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American people of Sudanese descent Wharton School alumni African-American women physicians American women chief executives American health care chief executives McKinsey & Company people {{US-physician-stub Alumni of University College London 21st-century American women physicians 21st-century American physicians American women founders American company founders