Senior Executive - Transforming Scientific Discoveries into Real-World Impact | Building Open Cross-Sector Collaborations to Drive Innovation for Global Challenges

Senior Scientific Executive | Brain & Life Sciences | Open Science | AI & Human ImpactI have extensive experience leading national and international programs at the intersection of brain and life sciences, technology, and philanthropy. I enjoy building cross-sector teams to design new pathways from data to discovery, and through to sustainable impact - in neuroscience, open data, AI, and youth mental health.My research - performed across the U.K., U.S., and Canada - has delivered a strong track record of publishing in top journals, and being translated into public benefit. I specialize in translating research into real-world solutions— by building new consortia and data platforms, developing strategic initiatives and funding programs, bringing expertise into community-focused programs, and training the diverse leaders we very much need for tomorrow. I’ve been fortunate to work at almost every level in academia and nonprofit research institutions, advise biotech and tech companies, philanthropists and foundations, and work directly within or collaboratively across organizations like the Allen Institute, Gates Foundation, Simons, Kavli and Dana Foundations, Wellcome Trust, the Science Philanthropy Alliance, and the U.S. BRAIN Initiative.I’m passionate about connecting people, ideas, and resources to vision - and operationalizing ways to make research more usable and accessible to create measurable benefits for society, whilst fostering a work culture of creativity, equity, collaboration and respect. I have built many bridges across disciplines, directed funder, stakeholder and government relations, driven organizational development and outreach communications strategy, created programs - and led recruitment, mentoring and talent development. This has gifted me a rich and global health, brain and life sciences network of domain experts, innovators, designers and futurists, AND diverse communities rich in lived experience to help sculpt the human-focused design of new roadmaps from research evidence to precision, personal, and planetary global impact.