Speaker · Advocate · Healthcare Strategist
Shannon Fitzpatrick, DBH, is a nationally recognized speaker on disability inclusion, AI equity in behavioral health, and neuroinclusive workplace design — bringing 20+ years of enterprise healthcare and lived advocacy experience to every stage.
Book Shannon Past engagementsAbout Shannon
Shannon Fitzpatrick is a Partner Development Manager at Microsoft and Co-Chair of Microsoft's Disability Inclusion Network. She holds a Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH), combining clinical insight with enterprise technology strategy in a way few speakers can.
Her work in strategic healthcare partnerships at Microsoft spans some of the industry's most complex organizations, making her uniquely positioned to speak to both the human and systems dimensions of healthcare transformation.
Shannon is a published voice on neuroinclusive workplace design, AI equity in behavioral health, and disability-forward leadership. She has spoken at Behavioral Health Business, Disability:IN, Behavioral Health Tech, and forums across the country.
Keynote Topics
Practical frameworks for building workplaces where neurodivergent professionals can contribute their full capacity — from hiring to culture to physical space.
How artificial intelligence intersects with mental health access, bias in clinical algorithms, and what health systems must do to ensure technology serves everyone.
Moving beyond compliance to genuine inclusion — the strategic, financial, and human case for disability-forward organizations.
A clinical and enterprise perspective on how technology can center — or sideline — the patient and provider. Real-world cases from Microsoft's healthcare ecosystem.
Navigating the intersection of gender, disability identity, and professional ambition — and how organizations can dismantle the compounding barriers both create.
How health technology companies can embed accessibility and equity into their partnership strategies from day one — not as an afterthought.
Past & Upcoming
Shannon speaks at national healthcare, disability, and technology forums on the topics that matter most at the intersection of behavioral health, AI, and inclusion.
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Shannon speaks at conferences, corporate events, leadership retreats, and academic forums. She tailors each engagement to the audience and organization, combining research, real-world healthcare experience, and personal advocacy.