Jody Lulich is a professor of veterinary internal medicine at the University of Minnesota. He is a renowned educator and clinician, has published over 400 scientific manuscripts, and was contributing editor for four medical books. Lulich was winner of the 2015-16 Loft Mentor Series in creative nonfiction. His book, In the Company of Grace: a Veterinarian’s Memoir of Trauma and Healing, was a finalist for the 2024 Minnesota Book Awards. He is a classical pianist and lectures around the world on the subjects of veterinary medicine, DEI, and turning trauma into triumph.