Kelley Gurley

About

Dr. Gurley has broad experience in Health Information Technologies, currently serving as the Global Head Demand and Portfolio Management at Takeda Pharmaceuticals out of Cambridge MA managing the $1B Global Data and Technologies Investment Portfolio Department. She is also leading the new Demand Management strategy aligned to the Technology Business Units driving the strategic alignment of technology to business outcomes.

Dr. Gurley has spent more than 25 years leading Digital Transformations and developing technologies that support acute and post-acute care, hospice, dialysis, and laboratory and life sciences. She has spent her career focused on delivering technology that adds value to the business ultimately improving the lives of patients, while managing large global teams and creating psychological safety to increase innovation.

Dr. Gurley earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and her research thesis is in Information Technology/ Human Centered Computing with a focus on technology and Aging/Accessibility issues.
In her spare time Dr. Gurley is an author and international speaker. In her latest book “Leading Humans” Dr. Gurley provides a handbook to new leaders who are leading a team for the first time and provides tactical steps for readers searching to find effective ways to lead a human workforce.

Dr. Gurley spends time giving back to her community. She is currently serving as the President of the International Association of Women Boston Chapter and sits on their Board of Directors. This global association is dedicated to empowering and elevating women worldwide. Dr. Gurley is also the Chair on the Board of Directors for The Pathway Initiative which main charge is to empower minority & disadvantaged students on their path to medicine.

Selected Publications

• Gurley, K., Norcio, A.F. (2009). A Systematic Review of Technologies Designed to Improve and Assist Cognitive Decline for Both the Current and Future Aging Populations. In: Aykin, N. (eds) Internationalization, Design and Global Development. IDGD 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5623. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02767-3_17