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Julius Pryor helps companies accelerate innovation and drive business results. Having created and led groundbreaking strategies at six global corporations, Julius practically created the role of the modern Strategic Diversity Officer.
He is currently Head of Diversity and Global Health Equity at Biotech innovator, BeiGene.
He’s held executive roles at Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Coca-Cola, Russell Athletic, Abbott, Takeda, and Cerner. Julius served as Head of Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion at Genentech. He is Chair of the Board of Directors at the Center for Healthcare Innovation, an independent, non-profit research institute dedicated to driving Health Equity, by leveraging technology, data analytics, and innovative marketplace platforms.
Julius is not a traditional diversity officer. His focus is leveraging foundational principles of DEI to drive revenue, market share, new products, and unique services. He builds organizational diversity maturity which drives ideas across lines of demarcation and enables leaders to make better decisions.
Julius learned a great deal about agility and clarity of mission during his service in the U.S. Navy. He notes that, “The Navy is requirement driven – you can delegate authority, but not responsibility”. He is a U.S. Navy Captain, Surface Warfare Officer, and instructor for the Navy Officer Leadership Development Program. He held significant roles in Atlantic and Pacific fleets. He had the honor of serving on the re-commissioning crew of the historic USS Missouri (BB-63).
Julius is a graduate of Morehouse College and The Williston Northampton School (Easthampton, Massachusetts). He is on the following boards: Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership; Dr. Ernest Everett Just, Life Science Society; AArete Corporation; The Center for Healthcare Innovation (Board Chair).
He was initiated into the legendary Psi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity while at Morehouse.
Julius is author of:
Thriving in a Disruptive World: 6 Critical Concepts for Navigating the 21st Century.
He is currently Head of Diversity and Global Health Equity at Biotech innovator, BeiGene.
He’s held executive roles at Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Coca-Cola, Russell Athletic, Abbott, Takeda, and Cerner. Julius served as Head of Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion at Genentech. He is Chair of the Board of Directors at the Center for Healthcare Innovation, an independent, non-profit research institute dedicated to driving Health Equity, by leveraging technology, data analytics, and innovative marketplace platforms.
Julius is not a traditional diversity officer. His focus is leveraging foundational principles of DEI to drive revenue, market share, new products, and unique services. He builds organizational diversity maturity which drives ideas across lines of demarcation and enables leaders to make better decisions.
Julius learned a great deal about agility and clarity of mission during his service in the U.S. Navy. He notes that, “The Navy is requirement driven – you can delegate authority, but not responsibility”. He is a U.S. Navy Captain, Surface Warfare Officer, and instructor for the Navy Officer Leadership Development Program. He held significant roles in Atlantic and Pacific fleets. He had the honor of serving on the re-commissioning crew of the historic USS Missouri (BB-63).
Julius is a graduate of Morehouse College and The Williston Northampton School (Easthampton, Massachusetts). He is on the following boards: Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership; Dr. Ernest Everett Just, Life Science Society; AArete Corporation; The Center for Healthcare Innovation (Board Chair).
He was initiated into the legendary Psi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity while at Morehouse.
Julius is author of:
Thriving in a Disruptive World: 6 Critical Concepts for Navigating the 21st Century.
Speaking In
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Wednesday, June 7
