Anna Bennett focuses on the commercial, product development, and all core operations of AURA, including developing and implementing strategies for scaling the ongoing exponential growth of the company. She also leads AURA Blue, technologies for consumers & healthcare.
Ms. Bennett spent nearly 20 years in the biopharmaceutical industry, where she most recently was the Head of Global Content Development at IQVIA, the world’s largest life sciences data health company. There she rebuilt the operations of a ~200-person global department. Prior to IQVIA, Anna worked at GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceuticals (GSK) where she initiated processes, improvements, and employee training programs to support the enterprises’ goals. Her work at GSK and IQVIA revolutionized communications to doctors and patients for clinical trials and increased speed-to-market for FDA-approved drugs that benefited millions of medical patients worldwide.
Ms. Bennett’s expertise resides in bringing order to complex, multi-leveled organizations driven by technical innovation while maintaining a strong focus on staff development and culture. The work Anna has led has saved hundreds of thousands of labor hours for companies, while improving both quality and speed.
Anna Bennett holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.