Chad Kellner is an Executive leader at AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, with over $40bn in annual sales and over 75,000 employees. Throughout his career, Chad has coached and mentored individual contributors, managers, and executives on the importance of creating a culture that is nimble and forward-thinking. Rooted in his Christian foundations, and leaning on his military service, Chad delivers leadership, coaching, and mentoring to aspiring executives inside and outside of the healthcare industry. Focusing on standing firm in your beliefs, creating a culture that works for the employees, and the importance of leading yourself before you can lead others. Chad’s background in both research and manufacturing gives a unique perspective on what it means to be a leader.

Chad has led large groups of multi-disciplined professionals in the operational delivery of AstraZeneca’s Oncology and Biopharmaceutical pipeline. During his 20-year tenure with AstraZeneca, Chad has overseen $3bn in investments for the entire North America Research and Development function. He has presented to Fortune 500 organizations domestically and internationally on leadership and career. During the recent labor shortage and great resignation, Chad’s approach to leadership resulted in the development of the first in industry automated integrated platform for Financial and Operations management.

Born and raised in Baltimore, Md, after separating from the US Navy, Chad was a building automation programmer for Siemens Automation and the lead R&D engineer for a government surveillance contractor. His experience in the management of a corporate headquarters, research, and manufacturing operations give him a unique perspective for navigating the business environment. Chad empowers leaders in all stages of their careers to make impactful changes in their organizations and professional development.

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines. Our Purpose is to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. We believe the best way we can achieve our Purpose is to put science at the centre of everything we do. Science defines who we are. It is why we come to work every day and is part of our DNA. But this is only half of the story. We know that we do not have all the answers. We want to share ideas because we believe it results in better medicines. We want the way we work to be inclusive, open and collaborative. This approach runs through all that we do.