Leanne West splits her time as the Chief Engineer of Pediatric Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Shriners Children’s. In both roles, she serves as an innovation catalyst and the technical liaison between children’s hospitals and engineers to identify unmet clinical needs, provide solutions, and assist in early stages of commercialization. She is also President of the International Children’s Advisory Network (iCAN), a non-profit that promotes the importance of the pediatric patient experience and input in medical research and development. iCAN is a partner in the FDA CDRH Patient and Caregiver Connection and the Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program. West is a member of the International Society for Pediatric Innovation executive team, the steering committee for the Pediatric Trial Network (PTN), the MDIC National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc) executive committee, and the boards of Patient Focused Medicines Development, the Georgia Health Information Network, the Technology Association of Georgia Digital Health Society, and the Georgia Technology Authority.