Elizabeth Kwo was born in Taipei, Taiwan and her family now lives in San Francisco, California.
Elizabeth completed her MBA, MPH, and MD at Harvard University. She completed a BA in human biology from Stanford University in 2004 and received the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award.
After graduation, Elizabeth conducted research on elderly healthcare disability and dependency as a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Elizabeth created the Nepal Clinical Internship, a program that has sent over 140 US students to work in Kanti Children's Hospital in Nepal, allowing them to develop clinical skills and experience international healthcare. She is a published poet and has extensive experience abroad, working in orphanages in Mexico, establishing health clinics in rural Ecuador, building a women's shelter in Guatemala, and researching traditional medicines in Peru.