Overview

This month’s featured guest on “The Lean Catalyst” is: Dara Grantham Wright, CEO, Madison Industries (Madison Medical)

In this dynamic, one-hour interview series, we will bring together like-minded CEOs who have successfully embraced lean thinking to drive exceptional results. Through captivating conversations, we delve into their remarkable achievements, uncovering the strategies, insights, and practical wisdom that have propelled their organizations forward. Each interview features an in-depth interview with a distinguished CEO who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in leveraging lean principles. It’s a great opportunity for sharing experiences, strategies, and valuable knowledge that others can apply to their own leadership journeys.

Prior to joining Madison, Dara served in numerous leadership positions within the biotech space. She spent over 11 years at Becton Dickinson in various leadership positions, finishing there as senior director of global strategic marketing for Cell Analysis. After BD, she held various senior leadership roles at Boreal Genomics and Affymetrix which was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, Dara managed a $1 billion P&L and over 800 associates as Vice President and General Manager of the Protein and Cell Analysis business within the Life Science Solution Group.

Most recently, Dara served as Executive Vice President & President of Bio-Rad’s Clinical Diagnostics Group where she led a global business comprised of a broad product portfolio including instrumentation, tests, and software for diabetes, blood typing, Infectious disease, immunology, autoimmunity and quality controls serving clinical hospital laboratories, reference laboratories, and academic medical centers. Dara created the 5-year strategic roadmap, built a leadership team and grew the business to $1.5 billion in revenue.

Dara graduated from Willamette University and earned her MBA from San Diego State.