Olivia Kessell

Dr Kessel’s healthcare career spans over 2 decades focused on patient empowerment and creating patient centric solutions utilizing behavioural change principles and digital capabilities. A skilled and accomplished leader across geographies and cultures: from medical wards to founding a not-for-profit in Swaziland using behavioural change techniques with simple mobile phone technology to improve adherence among HIV infected patient, to running patient services in leading biopharmaceutical companies, including Abbvie and Gilead, to founding Evolve-Care a Health Coaching organization harnessing the power of CBT and Motivational Interviewing to get better outcomes for patients with chronic disease, her passion for the patient has driven her career. Dr Kessel credentials include: BA in Psychology, a medical degree and an honorary professorship in patient centric design

Olivia joined as a Governor in January 2023. Olivia sits on the Finance and General Purposes Committee.