Wiljeana Glover
Member of the Board of Advisors to the CEO @Lifebox
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WORK HISTORY
Member of the Board of Advisors to the CEO @Lifebox
NY, US
Provide Lifebox CEO strategy and business development support for the global delivery of new, low-cost surgical equipment. Lifebox was launched in 2011 by four of the world’s leading medical organizations. Dr. Atul Gawande is the Chairman of Lifebox, which is the only NGO devoted to safer surgery and anesthesia in low-resource countries.
EDUCATION
Virginia Tech
Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Albany State University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics
Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT WILJEANA GLOVER
Wiljeana Glover is the Steven C. and Carmella R. Kletjian Foundation Distinguished Professor in Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship and an Associate Professor of Technology, Operations, and Information Management. Prof. Glover is also the Founding Faculty Director of the Kerry Healey Center for Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship. She studies effective and equitable practices within the healthcare improvement, innovation, and entrepreneurship spaces; she has also conducted research in manufacturing environments. Professor Glover has taught and advised senior leaders and executives at Biogen, Pfizer, the National Association of Radiology and via the Center for Global Enterprise. Professor Glover has published in numerous academic journals including Healthcare Management Review, BioMed Central (BMC) Health Services Research, Transactions on Engineering Management, International Journal of Production Economics, and International Journal of Production Research. Her work has been featured in popular press and online media outlets including the NEJM Catalyst and the Financial Times. She is an associate editor for the Engineering Management Journal. Professor Glover completed her postdoctoral studies at the Lean Advancement Initiative at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, and B.A. in Mathematics at Albany State University (GA). Prior to her academic career, she worked as an consultant with Stockamp and Associates, implementing revenue cycle and process improvements in hospital settings.
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