Guadalupe Hayes-Mota is an American biotechnologist, the CEO of Healr Solutions, a Senior Lecturer at MIT and a Massachusetts Rare Disease Advisory Council Member.
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| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS), (MS), (MBA) Georgetown University (MPP) Harvard University (MPA) George Washington University (D.Eng) |
| Occupation(s) | Biotechnologist, Business Director, CEO |
| Known for | Affordable Care Act Supply Chain Biotechnology Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Spouse | Nicholas Hayes-Mota |
Early life
editHayes-Mota grew up in Mexico and was diagnosed with hemophilia at birth. Born with a rare form of hemophilia in a small town in Mexico, his family often undertook an eight-hour bus journey to reach his hematologist, only to find the necessary medication unavailable. A critical moment came when Hayes-Mota experienced a near-fatal incident due to Appendicitis, complicated by uncontrollable bleeding from his hemophilia. Doctors warned his parents that he might not survive the night. Hayes-Mota survived, prompting his family to relocate to California in search of better healthcare.[1] Four years after arriving in the United States he graduated from Serrano High School as Salutatorian. [2]
Career
editHe has a BS in Chemistry, BS in Spanish Literature, MS in Systems Engineering and an MBA from MIT, where he was a Gates Scholar and Leaders for Global Operations Fellow. He holds a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard, where he was a fellow at the Center for Public Leadership. He is a current candidate for a Doctor of Engineering in AI and Machine Learning at George Washington University studying the usage of AI in drug development and discovery. He conducted drug delivery research at the lab of Robert S. Langer and was elected to Sigma Xi. Also, Hayes-Mota ran a free healthcare system of clinics at UCLA Health.[3][4][5][6][1][7] Early in his career, Hayes-Mota was a analyst at the RAND Corporation working in the Affordable Care Act.[8]
He is the current CEO and founder of Healr Solutions.[9] Hayes-Mota led as Senior Vice-President of Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical.[10] Previously, at Biogen, Amgen and GSK he directed the manufacturing and distribution of medicines to 113 countries, providing 2.3 billion people with treatments.[11][12][13]
In 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Xavier Becerra, appointed Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, to serve on the Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) Review Board of the NIH to provide expert guidance on accelerating the development and delivery of medical treatments, impacting millions of lives globally.[14]
In 2021, Hayes-Mota was appointed to the Massachusetts Rare Disease Advisory Council by Governor Charlie Baker to advise the House of Representatives, governor, Senate, and Department of Public Health on rare disease policy in Massachusetts. He is an AI Expert Advisor for the European Commission, providing direction in AI policy for the EU and the globe.[9][15]
He is Practitioner in Residence and Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[7][16] He is also a keynote speaker, and he delivered the Latinx and Lavender graduation speeches at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[17] He served on the board of directors of the MIT LBGTQ+ Alumni Association, which he refounded and led as president. Hayes-Mota also is on the board of Fenway Health,[15] Save One Life, MIT Alumni Association, the Forbes Business Council, the Fast Company Impact Council, and the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.[7][8][18][19][20][21] He is a writer for Forbes and Fast Company regarding biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and business. [22][23]
Personal life
editHayes- Mota in 2012, finished 1st place (25 – 29 M) in the Death Valley half marathon.[24] He competed in ballroom dancing at the college level at MIT, and won second place dance competition at Boston University Dancesport Competition.[25] He is bisexual and married to Nicholas Hayes-Mota and he is an airplane pilot.[26][27]
Awards and recognitions
edit- Business Insider recognized Hayes-Mota as one of six powerful LGBTQ+ executives to have on corporate boards.[28]
- Named as one of the 100 Most Inspiring and Influential People by PharmaVoice in the Life Science Industry in 2020 and 2023.[29][30]
- Named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.[31]
- Top LGBT Leader by Endpoints News. [27]
- Named Boston Business Journal 40 under 40.[32]
- Won MIT’s Margaret L. A MacVicar Award.[33]
- Speaker at the National Academy of Engineering's Frontier of Engineering Symposium.[34]
References
edit- ^ a b "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota's 'recipe' for tackling pharma's supply chain issues". PharmaVoice. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Jun 18, 2004, page 9 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Hundreds attend interfaith gathering to work for justice, save health care law - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Member Directory". www.sigmaxi.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Childhood medical battles shaped his quest to deliver more effective treatments". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota Discusses COVID-19's Effects on Drug Discovery and Delivery". MCSquared Health. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b c "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota | CEO - Healr Solutions". Forbes Councils. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ a b "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota". Save One Life. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ a b "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota (LGO '16)". MIT LGO - Leaders for Global Operations. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota | CEO & Founder - Healr Solutions". Forbes Business Council. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota". Career Advising & Professional Development | MIT. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota '08, MBA '16, SM '16 – BuzzStreetTimes". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota - Biotech Entrepreneur and Professor". scholar.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota Appointed to the Cures Acceleration Network Review Board by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services". MIT Faculty Website. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, MBA, MS, MPP – Fenway Health: Health Care Is A Right, Not A Privilege". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota is an MIT Professor, Entrepreneur, and Public Service Leader". sites.mit.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Chemistry Alumnus Guadalupe Hayes-Mota to give Keynote Speech at Latinx and Lavender Graduations – MIT Department of Chemistry". 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, SB '08, LGO '16". MIT Sloan. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ Geer, Brian. "Serving as "a force multiplier for good"". The Technology Review. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "MIT Alumni Association Board of Directors". MIT Alumni Association. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Members – Fast Company Impact Council". Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota author of Fast Company". Fast Company. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota - Forbes Business Council". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "2012 Death Valley Marathon, Half & 10K | Race results". Webscorer. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Lee, Jessica (February 25, 2005). "MIT Couples Dance Well During Boston University Dancesport Competition". thetech.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "A Sense of Duty to Help Hemophilia Patients, Rooted in Childhood Experience". alum.mit.edu. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ a b "15 Leaders Giving Voice and Visibility to the LGBTQ Community in Biopharma". www.endpts.com. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ Roepe, Lisa Rabasca. "6 powerful LGBTQ+ execs to consider for corporate board seats in 2021". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "PharmaVOICE.com Digital Edition". www.pharmavoice.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "The 2023 PharmaVoice 100". PharmaVoice. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ "Chamber & City Awake Announce 2023 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders". Boston Chamber. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about BBJ's 2019 40 Under 40 class". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Guadalupe Hayes-Mota (SB '08) wins MIT's Margaret L. A MacVicar Award – MIT Department of Chemistry". 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Innovative Early-Career Engineers Selected to Participate in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2023 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering". www.naefrontiers.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.