Lexington Resident Kathleen McQuade Ellmore Named to Irish America Business 100
At a recent ceremony held at The Metropolitan Club in New York, Kathleen McQuade Ellmore was honored as one of the outstanding Irish American business leaders of 2024. Irish America’s Business 100 honors the best and the brightest Irish-American and Irish-born leaders, representing some of the most innovative and influential companies and corporations in the world.
Kathleen McQuade Ellmore is a nationally recognized consumer health engagement expert. She has spent over two decades helping to drive healthcare consumer behavior change to lower costs, improve health outcomes, and increase access to care.
Currently, Kathleen is the Cofounder and Managing Partner of Engagys. A healthcare consultancy laser-focused on optimizing consumer health engagement and experience. There, Kathleen brings the best consumer marketing, behavioral science, data-driven methodologies, and clinical research to drive a better consumer experience in healthcare for all.
She is a consultant to the first-ever FDA Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC).
Kathleen is frequently quoted in both national and trade press for her expertise. She received two Stevie awards, Maverick of the Year, Silver, and Innovator of the Year, Bronze, for highlighting the most significant challenges and opportunities for improving the lives of people with chronic conditions.
Kathleen is deeply proud of her Irish heritage, greatly influencing her work ethic, values, and approach to building strong, lasting relationships. Her mother’s and father’s families hailed from County Clare and County Cork. On a recent visit to Ireland, the first stranger that she met took one look at her and said, “Welcome Home!” Kathleen knows that if her two Irish grannies were still alive, they would be over the moon about this award.
Kathleen spent the first twenty years of her career in brand marketing at leading consumer marketing organizations, including General Mills and P&G. Kathleen has an undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern.