Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN, is the Director of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing. Marion is an expert in innovation methodology, studying human-centered design and design thinking in healthcare and nursing. As the Director of Innovation at Penn Nursing she works to amplify and educate nurses as leaders in health and healthcare innovation. Marion is a member of the American Nurses Association’s Innovation Advisory Committee, a member of the University Science Center’s Advisory Committee, The Nurse Beat Advisory Board member, and a Founding member of the Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Leaders (SONSIEL). She is a host of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing podcast, Amplify Nursing, and is a contributor to the American Nurses Association’s official journal and the American Nurse as part of the My Nurse Influencer’s column. In the past Marion has contributed to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Huffington Post, Generocity, and other publications.

In March 2023, she was named one of five female nurses who will go down in herstory by The Nursing Beat. In May 2022 and 2023, she was selected as one of the most powerful LGBTQIA+ people in Pennsylvania by City & State PA and in 2023 she was named an LGBTQ+ Power Player and named to the Philadelphia Power List by Metro Philly. In August 2019, she was named an Influencer of Healthcare winner in the category of Excellence in Innovation by the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2017, she was named Geek of the Year for her outstanding achievements in Philadelphia’s vibrant geek community in the areas of innovation, technology, and activism.

wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Leary

Website: https://marionleary.mystrikingly.com/