Georgina Strickland
Chief of Staff, Head of Strategy
Georgina Strickland is Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy at Fortrea, leading the development of corporate strategy. She has served in this position since Fortrea’s launch as an independent company in July 2023.
Georgina’s career in global drug development spans three decades. Prior to joining Labcorp, she served as Senior Vice President of Business Operations at Lightship, a clinical research organization, from 2020 to 2023. Previously, Georgina established and ran a program management office to mobilize enterprise-wide operational excellence at Parexel from 2017 to 2020. She held a variety of leadership roles at Quintiles, now part of IQVIA, over the course of 25 years. During her tenure she was Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Strategy, supporting the Quintiles and IMS merger, following roles in Corporate Development, Business Development and Operations.
Georgina earned her bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Bristol in the U.K.