PDI is a sustainable dentistry resource serving low income children in Northern California
Jan 21, 2020 8:00 AM
Viveka Rydell-Anderson, PDI Surgery Center
PDI is a sustainable dentistry resource serving low income children in Northern California

Viveka Rydell-Anderson is an entrepreneur, lawyer, leader and innovator. Recruited by the PDI Board of Directors in 2006 to bring their dream of a non-profit surgery center to reality, she wrote a business plan, secured a construction loan, completed a $1.5mm capital campaign, oversaw construction, and hired key staff, taking PDI from startup to reality. PDI treats patients from 33 Northern California counties, with a strong bi-cultural team as well as growing partnerships in the corporate and philanthropic worlds. 

PDI promotes health equity on the local, state and national level. Viveka won the attorney business development "Marky Award" at McCutchen, named after the late Mark Kasanin of Tiburon.