Lisa Palko, PharmD most recently serves as the Executive Director at the Society for Digital Mental Health and Medical Advisor for Digital Health Strategy at HealthSystemInnovations. Previously, Dr. Palko was the Vice President of Scientific Medical Affairs at AKILI, Inc.
Throughout her extensive career, Dr. Palko worked with various biotech/pharmaceutical companies formulating and executing strategies for medical affairs, and market access teams. With more than two decades working in mental digital health/medicine organizations, she has been invited to advise on several pre-market applications and was instrumental in the development of a military population health tool. She was asked to participate in several speaking engagements demonstrating the use of technology to support the opioid crisis and is a trainer for naloxone administration. Prior to entering industry, she was a geropsychiatric research administrator/clinician and was the Senior Director, Pharmacy, Research and Outcomes at UPMC Health Plan.
Dr. Palko received her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy with a specialization in psychiatry and is a passionate advocate for mental health and technology-driven solutions.