Priti Krishtel is a health justice lawyer, movement builder, and public speaker, currently serving as a MacArthur Fellow at the MacArthur Foundation since 2023. She is a visionary dedicated to a future where everyone can access the medicine they need.

Krishtel began her career in India in the early 2000s, engaging in activism for a universal HIV treatment program. She played a role in the movement that led India to enact a health-friendly patent law.