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Kaleigh Brauns

@kaleighbrauns

I’m a data-driven investment and strategy MBA candidate translating AI and analytics into measurable value in healthcare and beyond.

United States

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I am a healthcare-focused operator and strategist with experience spanning management consulting, investing, and go-to-market. I have worked at McKinsey & Company, Gates Ventures, and Sophia Genetics, where I’ve advised health systems, backed early-stage diagnostic companies, and scaled commercial infrastructure at a growth-stage life sciences AI firm. I will graduate from Harvard Business School with my MBA in May and am drawn to mission-driven organizations building at the intersection of technology and healthcare access.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

MBA Intern (Private Equity)

Current

Wovenlight

Oct 2025 - Present (8 months)

Working in-semester on the investment team at young private equity firm co-led by former Carlyle MD and founder of QuantumBlack (McKinsey’s AI arm). Thesis of deep value creation and diligence through data science/AI; sector agnostic; Europe/US/CAN focus

GTM/Commercial Strategy - MBA Intern

SOPHiA GENETICS

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (2 months)

Diagnosed customer expansion challenges and embedded best practices into go-to-market strategy for a global AI Bioinformatics SaaS company, enabling commercial teams to accelerate account growth

Senior Business Analyst

McKinsey & Company

Aug 2021 - Jul 2024 (2 years 11 months)

Overhauled operations for 70+ healthcare provider labs, optimizing procurement and labor utilization to deliver $15M cost savings for a national hospital chain. Led additional cost-reduction and process-improvement initiatives, including a $20M sustainability program and a telecom operations effort yielding $5M in savings.

Operations Consulting Cost Saving Initiatives Process Improvement Stakeholder Management

Health & Life Sciences Analyst

Gates Ventures

Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year)

Full-stack investing role in early-stage Alzheimer's diagnostics companies—sourcing deals, executing diligence, and partnering with management teams on strategic portfolio initiatives to drive measurable impact

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

2024 -

Activities and societies: Elected Social Chair of Section B; Member of Tech, Healthcare, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital & Private Equity, Women in Investing, Wine & Cuisine, and Golf clubs. Moderated AI panel at 2025 HBS Healthcare Conference. 1 place—Yale Healthcare Services Innovation Case Competition (home health focus).

Candidate for a Master of Business Administration with an expected graduation in May 2026. Elected Social Chair of Section B and involved in multiple HBS clubs, including tech, healthcare, entrepreneurship, venture capital & private equity, women in investing, wine & cuisine, and golf.

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Analytics and Applied & Computational Mathematics & Statistics

2017 - 2021

Grade: Cum laude

Activities and societies: Editor-in-Chief of The Dome yearbook; Elected to serve on Student Union Board; Three-year tutor in Notre Dame Writing Center; Teaching Assistant for Data Analysis with Python. Awarded Undergraduate Library Research Award for freshman thesis on Rx pricing. Member of the Women’s Boxing Team.

Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (cum laude) in Business Analytics, with study also in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics. Served in student leadership roles and supported academic instruction as a writing center tutor and data analysis teaching assistant.