Healthcare Leader · Bioethicist · AI Strategist

Guadalupe Hayes-Mota.

Guadalupe helps boards, executives, public institutions, and universities make consequential decisions where artificial intelligence, biotechnology, ethics, and access to medicine converge.

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2.3B+ people reached through medicine supply networks

Appointments, advisory & public voice

NIH Cures Acceleration Network European Commission OpenAI Forbes · Fast Company

Silicon Valley, CaliforniaHealthcare leader & educator

A life behind the work

For Guadalupe, access to medicine has never been theoretical.

Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, with severe hemophilia, he learned early what happens when lifesaving medicine exists but remains out of reach. His family immigrated to the United States when he was 13 in search of care. That experience became a lifelong commitment: make healthcare systems work for the people most likely to be left outside them.

His work has taken him from chemistry and literature to health policy, global operations, entrepreneurship, and bioethics.

Watch the story behind the work Guadalupe shares his experience growing up with hemophilia in Mexico and facing barriers to care. Watch on YouTube · 8:46 · Published in 2016

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University ↗ Director, Bioethics Program

Leads the academic Bioethics Program and teaches applied healthcare ethics, combining clinical internships with 23 original case studies.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ↗ Senior Lecturer

Brings biopharma leadership experience to three MIT courses covering biopharmaceutical ethics, careers in medicine, and global operations.

NIH · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Cures Acceleration Network Review Board Member

Advises NIH’s nearly $1 billion translational research center (FY2026) through its Cures Acceleration Network Review Board, helping accelerate treatments for unmet medical needs.

Healr Solutions Founder & Former CEO

Built an AI biopharma platform spanning 43 countries, raised $11 million in seed funding, and led the company to acquisition in 2024.

UCLA Health Former Executive Director, Ambulatory Clinics

Led 12 clinics delivering free care to 30,000+ underserved patients annually and raised $22 million for healthcare services.

Ultragenyx · Earlier leadership at GSK and Biogen Former SVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer

Led medicine supply networks reaching 2.3 billion people across 113 countries; oversaw $2.8 billion in supply spend.

European Commission AI Advisor

Advises on AI for health emergency preparedness in the 27-member European Union, addressing medicine shortages, demand forecasting, and supply resilience.

OpenAI AI & Biotechnology Advisor

Advises on safe, responsible deployment of advanced AI in drug discovery, life sciences, and clinical decision support.

Scale of impact

From medicine access to healthcare leadership.

Guadalupe has worked across scientific research, federal policy, global biopharma, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and ethics. He draws on that experience when helping institutions make healthcare decisions.

His work has connected complex supply networks to billions of patients, scaled an AI company internationally, shaped public policy, and prepared the next generation of healthcare leaders.

2.3B+

people reached through global medicine supply networks

113

countries supported across healthcare operations

countries served by the AI platform he founded

$2.8B

in global supply spend overseen across biopharma leadership roles

Why leaders call

Advice for consequential healthcare decisions.

His advisory work draws on experience in science, technology, policy, and healthcare operations.

01 / BOARDS & EXECUTIVES

Responsible AI & bioethics

Governance, accountability, evidence, and human oversight for leaders deploying AI across healthcare and biotechnology.

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02 / STRATEGY & SCALE

Global biopharma leadership

Strategies that connect scientific breakthroughs to resilient operations, global supply networks, and reliable patient access.

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03 / STAGE & CLASSROOM

Keynotes & public leadership

Talks and learning experiences on the decisions shaping healthcare and biotechnology.

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Speaking & dialogue

Bring the hard questions into the room.

Guadalupe combines lived experience, executive judgment, and ethical clarity to make complex ideas urgent, understandable, and useful.

Responsible AI in healthcare and biotechnology Access to medicine and resilient supply chains Leadership shaped by lived experience

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Selected keynotes

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From responsible AI to global access and supply-chain resilience, these talks turn complex healthcare challenges into clear choices for leaders.

WCBP 2026 · Keynote

In their words

The work, seen by others.

Perspectives from people who have worked with Guadalupe in healthcare leadership, AI and European health policy, teaching, and public speaking.

Speaking

“It was a pleasure to work with Guadalupe aligning on the presentation, seeing him captivate the audience (even moving some to tears), and activating them to act on behalf of the patients that the pharmaceutical industry serves.

His confident and articulate delivery made it easy to follow his key points, leaving a lasting impression. I would highly endorse Guadalupe for further speaking engagements.”

Evaristo Rodriguez Pharmaceutical Industry Association of Puerto Rico · Annual Meeting keynote, 2024

AI & European Health Policy

“The session showed how AI is already being used to anticipate demand and prevent shortages of medical countermeasures, and was frank about the implementation challenges that remain.

It was a valuable exchange between policy and practice. Dr. Hayes-Mota's contribution was key to highlighting the role of AI but also its limitations within the EU context.”

Anna Jansana European Commission advisory work Worked with Guadalupe in his role as an AI advisor to the European Union.

Board leadership

“Guadalupe was instrumental in setting up the agenda for the board of directors, ensuring a strategic and effective approach to our financial planning and governance.”

Luis Rivera Former CFO, Fenway Health · Worked with Guadalupe as Board Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair

Teaching & AI

“His lectures are engaging and thought-provoking, sparking lively discussions and debates among students about the critical need for ethical practices in the biopharmaceutical space and the role of AI in healthcare.”

Akunna Rosser Director, Prehealth Advising · Worked with Guadalupe as a Professor at MIT

Teaching

“Professor Hayes-Mota is one of the best professors I have ever encountered in my academic career.”

Student Applied Ethics Internship: Healthcare · Santa Clara University course evaluation, 2026

Patient focus

“Guadalupe consistently centered the needs of our patients, ensuring that every decision and action taken by the company reflected our commitment to serving them.”

Diego Martinez Former direct report · Healr Solutions

Ideas in public

Writing for the decisions ahead.

Guadalupe writes about the choices leaders face as AI and biotechnology move faster than the institutions responsible for them.

Forbes · AI

AI and Drug Development Decisions: A Framework for Accountability

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The Brain Is the Next Platform—But Many Executives Aren’t Ready

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Using the CARES Framework to Build Ethical Biotech Startups

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Families Like Mine Depend on Their Local Pharmacy—for Medicine and Survival

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How to Transform Scientific Discoveries Into Better Treatments

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Transforming Pharmaceutical Supply Chains: A Connected Approach for Enhanced Drug Delivery

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Selected recognition

Named by Business Insider among six powerful LGBTQ+ executives for boards · Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40 · National Academy of Engineering speaker

Public voice

Published or featured in The New York Times · Forbes · Fast Company · STAT · MIT Technology Review · The Boston Globe · National Academy of Engineering publications

Education

Education across disciplines.

Study in science, literature, engineering, business, and public policy informs Guadalupe’s work in healthcare and ethics.

MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology

S.B. Chemistry S.B. Literature M.S. AI Engineering Systems M.B.A., MIT Sloan

Harvard Harvard Kennedy School

Master in Public Administration

GWU George Washington University

Doctor of Engineering in AI & Machine Learning

Let’s talk

Bring Guadalupe into the room where the decision matters.

For inquiries about advisory work, speaking, teaching, or healthcare strategy, contact Guadalupe below.

gomota@alum.mit.edu

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Board & executive advisory Keynotes & media Teaching & research