American Healthcare Leader, Issue 4, 2021
The Move to be Modern Issue
Managing Editor: KC Esper
Photo Editor: Gillian Fry
Senior Designer: Vince Cerasani
Cover Photo: Steph Larsen
In an industry as dynamic as healthcare, innovation is imperative.
This issue features leaders who tap into the fast-paced, constantly changing nature of healthcare to change it into an industry fit for the future. Stories range from leaders working behind the scenes to get new cancer treatment therapies on the market, to pioneers trying to make equitable healthcare distribution a reality, to trailblazers revamping internal systems to make a more inclusive and diverse workforce. As a whole, these are the people who are moving healthcare into the next century.
First Impressions
Tone: future-forward, modern, high-fashion
Colors: white, gold, purple, teal, peach
Sections: The Issues, The Path, The Impact, The Business, The Employee Experience, The Ten Dials of Diversity, On the Cover
Purpose: spotlight innovative leaders who move their industry into the future
The cover star of this issue is Uzair Qadeer. He is a self-described “HR Futurist,” meaning his goal is to update archaic HR processes to instead celebrate and amplify the changing workforce and create a sense of belonging.
We wanted his forward-thinking attitude and energy to shine through in his photoshoot, which photographer Steph Larsen captured beautifully.
Issue 4, 2021 cover story: Uzair Qadeer
“HR futurists know that their function will be at the heart of their company to coordinate between technology, employees, and customers. The future is moving away from human resources to human experience.”
—Issue 4, 2021 cover story: Uzair Qadeer
Uzair Qadeer submitted his philosophy on the elements that best support and bolster the employee experience to serve as supplemental content for his feature.
Words by Uzair Qadeer
Edited by KC Esper
Photography by Gillian Fry
Design by Vince Cerasani