Ella Balasa is a patient advocate, consultant, and person living with cystic fibrosis. She has committed her time to empower patients and advancing healthcare strategies. She speaks publicly about the value of patient perspective and is passionate about distilling clinical information for patient communities. Through opportunities working with healthcare organizations on content strategy, writing, speaking, clinical trial development, and sharing the patient experience, she aims to affect the healthcare landscape by raising awareness of rare diseases, promoting self-advocacy to patients, and valuable insights to organizations.