After her first husband committed suicide while completing his medical residency, Janae Sharp was frustrated at the "code of silence" she observed among physicians regarding physician burnout, believing it was detrimental to solving mental health issues among medical professionals. She wanted to make a difference by finding a way to use data and conversation to lead a cultural shift among physicians and providers. Janae founded her non-profit organization The Sharp Index in March 2018 in order to help increase awareness of and reduce physician suicide through increased use of data science and AI. It was Janae's assertion that by identifying and addressing problems in medical workflows, she could improve and even save lives. The program started with finding a bridge between technology and real-world applications in healthcare.