Scaling Well-Being at Work: Northwestern Medicine's Chief Wellness Executive, Gaurava Agarwal, M.D. Dr. Gaurava Agarwal, Vice President and Chief Wellness Executive at Northwestern Medicine, shares how leadership can transform workforce well-being. From his journey as a psychiatrist to leading systemic change, Dr. Agarwal explains why prevention—not just remediation—matters and how leadership quality can outweigh even structural work design. He introduces the concept of “work determinants of well-being,” showing how actionable metrics like PTO utilization help predict and prevent burnout. The conversation explores balancing productivity with wellness, leveraging technology and team-based care, and reimagining entrenched norms to create sustainable, high-performing organizations. For physician leaders and health system executives, this episode offers practical strategies to scale wellness, foster resilience, and lead with clarity in times of change.

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