Lucy Kolessin

Lucy Kolessin is the senior director of administration for Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, the administrative home for the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University. In her role at Harvard Catalyst, she oversees operations, human resources, finance, research compliance, and center staff. Kolessin received her degree in physical therapy from the Filaretova School at the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and an MBA from Simmons University, Boston. She began her career in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area in 2001 and went on to join Harvard Medical School in 2008 as a founding administrator of Harvard Catalyst, helping to build the foundation of the institution’s clinical and translational research enterprise.

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