Nerissa Ambers is a Manager of Nursing Innovation & Informatics at Stanford Healthcare. She earned her Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University and has over 20 years of experience working in academic medical centers. In her tenure at Stanford, she has executed rapid technology rollouts in the activation of a 368-bed hospital tower, COVID response and surge planning. In May of 2021, she led the launch of an in-situ innovation center located on a medical ICU in the new tower. Areas of current focus include generative AI and virtual nursing.