Conrod Kelly is the Executive Director, Policy / Government Relations — Social Determinants of Health at Merck. In this role, he is responsible for developing and testing innovative approaches to help strengthen health systems and reduce disparities to enhance patient and population health outcomes.
Prior to this role, he was the Executive Director for the US Diabetes Franchise. During his 10 years at Merck he has worked across several therapeutics areas including cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to joining Merck, Conrod worked for Johnson & Johnson in the medical devices and diagnostics division (diabetes). Before that, he worked in Vaccines for GlaxoSmithKline.
Conrod was recently recognized at the United Nations with the SDG Leadership Award for using media and marketing for good, particularly impacting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 3) for his work on the film “A Touch of Sugar.” Conrod was also recognized in 2018 as one of the Top Blacks in Healthcare by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.
Conrod stays connected to the community by sitting on the executive board of Big Brothers Big Sisters — Independence Region. He is the author of RESTAGED: A Mental Model for Personal and Professional Growth. Conrod holds a BS and MBA from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University.