Transforming Clinical Trial Operations: The Next Big Step

Ashley Davidson, Director Vault Study Startup, Veeva Systems

Ashley Davidson brings over 16 years of clinical research experience to her role as the strategy lead for Veeva Vault Study Startup. Her industry experience encompasses all phases of research and therapeutic areas, having specialized in study start-up, regulatory affairs, proposal, and contract management.

Prior to joining Veeva, Ashley spent over 12 years in executive management-level positions overseeing global study start-up groups of mid-sized and large CROs. She was the executive director of clinical development at Acorn Applications, a small start-up company launching a core cloud-based study start-up management solution. Prior to Acorn, Ashley was director of customer success at goBalto, Inc., a cloud-based study start-up and site activation technology company. Ashley holds a bachelor’s degree in English from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Henry Galio, Senior Director Vault CTMS, Veeva Systems

Henry Galio is responsible for the overall market strategy and direction of the Veeva Vault CTMS application. With over 30 years in life sciences, and 18 years in developing and implementing clinical trial systems and clinical data analytics, Henry is an expert in clinical operations software, business process optimization, and CTMS efficiency. Before joining Veeva, Henry spent 10 years working at top 10 pharma and biotech companies. He then spent 18 years working for leading software companies including Siebel, IBM, and Oracle, where he held a wide variety of consulting, architecture, sales, and strategy roles. Over the course of his career, Henry served as an advisor and implementer of CTMS solutions for hundreds of life sciences companies, and has spoken internationally on CTMS, clinical integration, clinical data warehousing, the clinical internet of things, and personalized medicine.