Michael K. Hole, M.D., MBA

Michael Hole is a physician, professor, researcher and entrepreneur at The University of Texas at Austin, where he is joint faculty at Dell Medical School and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Hole is an assistant professor of pediatrics, population health and public policy as well as director of social entrepreneurship for Texas Health CoLab, a university hub for innovation. He teaches business and U.S. health and social policy to graduate students, and he is a pediatrician onboard Children’s Health Express, a mobile clinic serving Greater Austin’s most vulnerable children.

Hole started his career in social services fighting child trafficking before founding two international development campaigns that helped fund a primary school in Uganda, an orphanage for kids with disabilities abandoned during Haiti’s 2010 earthquake and a new food product for malnourished children globally. He is co-founder and co-director at StreetCred, a national nonprofit helping low-income families file taxes, build wealth and apply for basic resources in pediatricians’ waiting rooms.

Hole, a first-generation college graduate, was top student at Butler University before earning a medical degree and Master of Business Administration from Stanford University with concentrations in public management, community health and social innovation. He completed pediatrics residency at Harvard Medical School. Hole and his partner, Kristen, live in Austin where she is the executive director of the Texas Education Agency.