Kat Kelly

Kat Kelly has a diverse work experience in the field of alliance management and research support. Kat currently works at GRAIL as an Alliance Manager. Prior to that, they worked at Cancer Research Technology as a Strategic Alliance Executive and later as a Strategic Alliance Manager in the Commercial Partnerships department. In these roles, they were responsible for managing strategic drug discovery partnerships and overseeing portfolio progression. Kat also worked at the British Heart Foundation as a Translational Research Advisor, where they managed the British Heart Foundation Translational Award and handled IP and commercialization activities. Before that, they worked at the Wellcome Trust as a Grants Advisor and as an Information Officer.

Kat Kelly obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacology from King's College London. Kat then went on to pursue a Master of Science degree in Drug Discovery at the same institution, which they completed in 2012. In November 2019, they obtained a Certificate of Achievement in Alliance Management (CA-AM) from the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals.