Health Equity Activist, Cancer Advocate & Family Advisor for the Harvard Football Players Health Study
Kimberly Alexander Biography
Kimberly Alexander is a powerful voice in health equity, a dedicated patient advocate, and a resilient entrepreneur who has transformed profound loss into a lifelong mission for change.
As the CEO of Level Health Agency and Family Advisor for the Harvard Football Players Health Study, Alexander dedicates her work to eliminating health disparities and amplifying the voices of marginalized communities.
Her journey into advocacy began when her husband, former NFL linebacker Elijah Alexander, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma—an incurable blood cancer—at just 35 years old. After losing Elijah in 2010, Alexander chose not to let her grief stop her; instead, she became a fierce champion for cancer awareness, clinical trial inclusion, caregiver support, and the HUMAN SIDE OF MEDICINE.
Today, she is an influential leader in the nonprofit and healthcare spaces. She is a former board member of Blood Cancer United (formerly the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of North Texas), partners with major health campaigns like Johnson & Johnson’s "That’s My Word" and Bristol Myers Squibbs’ “Standing In The Gap”, and has been featured on NBC's Dateline with Tom Brokaw discussing life as a caregiver.
As a founding board member of Off the Field Player’s Wives Association, a non-profit comprised of active and retired NFL wives, she coordinated projects with Habitat for Humanity, The Salvation Army, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Known for her clarity, resilience, and unparalleled ability to build synergy across the healthcare space, Alexander empowers audiences to navigate life's unexpected disruptions with profound preparation, grace, and purpose.
Kimberly Alexander Speaking Topics
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When Everything Changes
Turning disruption into impact
Life can change in an instant.
For Kimberly Alexander, the ultimate disruption happened when her 35-year-old, seemingly healthy NFL linebacker husband Elijah was diagnosed with terminal blood cancer. Thrown into the chaos of being a young mother and a caregiver overnight, Kimberly learned that while you cannot control the crises that hit you, you can control your preparedness and your response.
Life inside professional sports equipped her in ways she didn't realize at the time. Kimberly shows women how to build a foundation that holds when life shifts — continuously re-establishing identity, deepening capacity, and leading with purpose.
Preparation is the only thing that determines whether disruption stops you — or expands you.
Why this keynote lands:
The Playbook for Preparedness: How to build a strong mental and logistical foundation before life-altering disruptions occur, making preparation your "throughline”.
Clarity in Chaos: Strategies to navigate high-stakes challenges without allowing emotions to hijack your decision-making.
Embracing the Pivot: How to continuously re-establish your identity and find normalcy when thrust into unexpected roles, drawing from lessons learned in the unpredictable NFL lifestyle.
Living with Intentionality: Knowing and respecting your own bandwidth unapologetically.
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Advocacy, Access, and the Fight for Equity
Multiple myeloma disproportionately affects Black Americans, who represent 20 percent of all patients, yet their symptoms are too often dismissed.
When Elijah Alexander complained of severe foot pain, doctors repeatedly attributed it to his football career rather than running the simple blood work that could have caught his cancer sooner.
In this urgent and informative keynote, Kimberly Alexander draws on insight shared in her exclusive interview with Tom Brokaw on "NBC’s Dateline" chronicling the harrowing story of her husband's delayed diagnosis and her subsequent 20-year fight for health equity. She provides a roadmap for patients, caregivers, and organizations to recognize biases, advocate fiercely, and demand a higher standard of care.
Kimberly shares hard truths about bias in medicine, and the tools patients and caregivers need to demand to be heard.
Why this keynote lands:
Understanding the Disconnect: A hard look at the systemic barriers and biases that cause symptoms in minority patients to be overlooked or dismissed.
The Power of the Patient Voice: Actionable tools for patients and caregivers to become their own best advocates, demand second opinions, and refuse to be ignored.
Demystifying Clinical Trials: Why diverse participation in clinical research is critical, and how to overcome fear in marginalized communities to ensure they are "part of the cure".
The Empowered Care Partner: How communities and organizations can build better support systems for the unsung heroes managing a loved one's care.
Kimberly Alexander Videos
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Kimberly Alexander is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as When Everything Changes, Advocacy, Access, and the Fight for Equity and The Impact You Don’t See. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kimberly Alexander for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Kimberly Alexander generally travels from Dallas, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jayasree Iyer, Erika Gilchrist, Shirin Behzadi, Kathy Giusti and Kimberly Bryant. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kimberly Alexander for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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