Draft:Michael K. Hole

Michael K. Hole (born February 1986) is an American physician, professor, entrepreneur, and military officer. He is a White House Fellow, the 2023 Austinite of the Year, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree for North America. In 2019, Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush named Hole a Presidential Leadership Scholar.

Early life and education
Hole grew up in Darlington, Indiana. A first-generation college graduate, Hole attended Butler University, where he earned degrees in biological sciences and Spanish. During college, he worked as a case manager and Spanish interpreter, and he co-founded a primary school in Uganda.

In 2014, Hole earned a Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Stanford University. During medical school, he funded an orphanage for children with disabilities in post-earthquake Haiti.

Medical practice
Hole was a clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School and resident pediatrician at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center. In 2017, he joined The University of Texas at Austin, where he was a physician for families experiencing homelessness for several years. He was also a pediatrician for incarcerated boys inside Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities.

Teaching and research
Hole is an assistant professor of pediatrics, population health, and public policy at Dell Medical School and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

Entrepreneurship
Forbes named Hole to North America's "30 Under 30" list in 2016 for starting StreetCred, a tax-filing and financial-coaching service for low-income families. He also founded Good Apple (acquired by Farmhouse Delivery), a grocery-delivery company, and The Impact Factory, UT Austin's entrepreneurship hub.

Board service
Hole is a trustee of Butler University, his alma mater, and he serves CVS Health's advisory board. He chaired Dollar For, a nonprofit that eliminates medical debt, and was a Texas Health Institute trustee. Hole is a Council on Foreign Relations term member, and he advised the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.

Military service
Hole is an officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He is a captain of the 301st Fighter Wing's medical squadron, which can rapidly assemble and operate trauma-ready hospitals in war and disaster zones.

White House
President Biden appointed Hole a 2023-2024 White House Fellow at the Domestic Policy Council in the Executive Office of the President.