Kelly Close
Kelly L. Close | |
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| Occupation(s) | Author, speaker, advocate |
| Known for | Diabetes advocacy, editor-in-chief of Diabetes Close Up and diaTribe newsletters |
Kelly L. Close (born December 1967) is a prominent American author, speaker, and advocate with a focus on diabetes.
After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 18, Close completed a BA in English and Economics at Amherst College in 1990, followed by an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1995. She launched her professional journey as an analyst at Goldman Sachs and subsequently took on a role as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. In 2002, she established Close Concerns in San Francisco and initiated the monthly electronic newsletter Diabetes Close Up. This publication reports on more than 40 conferences yearly across 10 countries and monitors over 100 companies within the diabetes and obesity industries. The year 2006 saw the launch of diaTribe by Close Concerns, a newsletter aimed at individuals living with diabetes. Close continues to serve as Editor-in-Chief for both newsletters and has contributed content to About.com's diabetes platform.
In recognition of her work, Close was honored with the Excellence in Health Communications award by the American Diabetes Association in 2012. Her board memberships include the Diabetes Hands Foundation and Behavioral Diabetes Institute, and she previously held an executive board position with the SF Bay Area chapter of JDRF. Furthermore, she participates as a member of the Healthcare Council at GLG Research.