James J. Gillespie, Ph.D., is President & CEO of the Center for Healthcare Innovation (www.chisite.org), a 501(c)(3) research center and thought-leadership institution focusing on the global life sciences industry. He is a scholar, executive, and entrepreneur, with an expertise focusing on the strategy, analytics, and operations of the biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical sectors. Dr. Gillespie is CEO and Managing Director of the Chicago Life Sciences Consortium, a resource for early and middle stage biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare companies in the metropolitan Chicago area. He is Co-Leader of the Working Group on Innovation & Interoperability (WGII), a healthcare analytics project featuring executives from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC), and Walgreens Corporation (WAGS). The WGII aims to leverage large claims, clinical, & prescription databases for high-powered analytics to improve healthcare quality, access, and outcomes. Dr. Gillespie serves as President and Board Member of the National Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Association (the leading professional organization for African-Americans in the life sciences industry), President and Board Member of the National Hispanic Life Sciences Society (the leading professional organization for Hispanic/Latino-Americans in the life sciences industry), and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Women In Healthcare & Life Sciences. Dr. Gillespie chairs the annual symposium “Globalization of Innovation: China, India, and US Life Science Markets” hosted by Microsoft Corporation and co-sponsored by Pharmaceutical Executive Magazine. He founded and chairs the annual symposium “Diversity, Inclusion, & Life Sciences”, which has become the world’s #1 annual event focused specifically on the interface between diversity, inclusion, and the global life sciences industry. Dr. Gillespie’s research has appeared in Academy of Management Review, American Behavioral Scientist, European Journal of Social Psychology, Federal Reserve Bank, Harvard Business Review, and Strategic Management Journal. His education includes Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, M.A., Ph.D.; Harvard University School of Law, J.D.; Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy, M.P.A.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S.; and Carnegie Mellon University.

This talk is co-sponsored by the Dept of Human Genetics.