Valerie Harrison

Valerie Harrison is the Director of the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM), a health care innovation think tank operated by UPMC Enterprises. Within this role, she is responsible for driving CCM programming and the day-to-day operations of the high-end event space.

Valerie joined UPMC in 2015 as a senior marketing manager, where she developed communication strategies for the organization’s expanding international operations. This followed a decade spent overseas in multiple marketing positions; most recently with APCO Worldwide in Istanbul, where she led global accounts in the technology, pharmaceutical, and non-profit sectors.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Communications from West Virginia University, as well as a master’s degree in International Relations from King’s College London.