Carol Leighton is a skilled healthcare executive with an impressive background in healthcare IT, pharmacy, product management, strategy, and M&A. With experience leading global product lines exceeding $300M in revenue and achieving increased market share, she is a recognized industry expert for building innovative solutions comprised of clinical decision support and analytics, medical devices (analytics/connectivity), and mobile applications across acute-ambulatory-post care settings. She has cross-functional expertise in clinical and business leadership roles, global strategic planning, quality/process improvement, full product lifecycle planning, and new-to-market innovation. Leighton has a proven record in all aspects of business, including developing new revenue streams and products/services. Her notable leadership strengths include strategic planning, business and organizational planning, and M&A.

Leighton studied at the University of London, where she earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm). She also holds an MBA from Colorado State University. Carol Leighton holds executive positions at various healthcare companies, including TRC Healthcare, NORC at the University of Chicago, Zynx Health, Hearst Health Network, Wiley-Blackwell, CareFusion, Thomson Reuters, and Wolters Kluwer Health. She started her career as a clinical pharmacist at the National Health Service.