Kelly Collier

Kelly has spent her career working across many facets of healthcare entrepreneurship and innovation. First, as the founder and CEO of a medical device company spun out of a student project at Carnegie Mellon, followed by an experience leading new product development and R&D within the medical equipment corporation that acquired her startup. At UPMC Enterprises, the corporate VC and innovation arm of UPMC, she was involved in investment diligence and the implementation of innovative IT solutions within the UPMC health system. Currently, Kelly leads a life science startup accelerator program and other startup supporting activities at LifeX.

Having been part of the Pittsburgh healthcare innovation ecosystem for over 10 years from the perspective as an entrepreneur, investor, and corporate innovator, Kelly is passionate about building a community that enables startups in the region to flourish through access to expertise, connections to industry collaborators, and a pathway for global reach.

Get to know Kelly in her Q&A on our blog!