Professor Anna Ranta is a Wellington New Zealand based academic stroke neurologist whose research focuses on translational stroke research to optimise stroke care quality and access with a strong emphasis on addressing health inequities. Her main area of clinical and research expertise is in hyper-acute stroke therapies, but she also has experience in stroke epidemiology, health economics, workforce, and rehabilitation research. Her work to date has resulted in 200+ peer reviewed publications. She has led several large research programmes and also collaborates widely with others across Australasia and globally. She is the Head of Department of Medicine at University of Otago, Wellington, leads the New Zealand National Stroke Registry, and co-leads the New Zealand National Stroke Clot Retrieval Service Improvement Programme via a Ministry of Health position. She is the immediate past Chair of the New Zealand National Stroke Network, the current President of the Neurological Association of New Zealand, the Treasurer of Stroke Society of Australasia, Board Member of the World Stroke Organization, and serves on the editorial boards of Stroke and Neurology.