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“Gabby’s work is going to save the most marginalized and oppressed people,” says her mother, Jennifer Randall, an endowed professor of education at the University of Michigan. “It’s really about human rights. That’s the legacy she’s going to leave. So many communities are going to be better because she exists in the world.” For five years now, as Thomas has risen to Olympic medalist status in her sport, she has served at the Volunteer Healthcare Clinic (VHC) in Austin, Texas. The clinic provides primary care to children and adults who lack other access to such healthcare. Thomas, 27, is uniquely qualified for the role. She graduated from Harvard in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in neurobiology and global health. Then, she earned her master’s in epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center. “People will know Gabby as this amazing Olympian who went to Harvard, but what really matters is the people who will never know the advocacy she did on their behalf,” Randall says