Kari is the first Chief Operating Officer for AMR. Kari brings more than 20 years of life sciences leadership experience, with a focus on operations, strategy, and management. She comes to AMR from Shearwater Health, where she recently served as President, Life Sciences. Prior to that, she served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Syneos Health, culminating as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, with responsibility for strategic planning, development, and execution. She is an active member of the Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation; Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association; former Chairwoman of the Advisory Board for the College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University; and former member of the Board of Directors for North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research. She also serves as an Executive Council Member for the 2023 RTP Light The Night for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Kari holds an MBA and BS in Biological Engineering from North Carolina State University.
