LetsGetChecked Appoints Kathleen Lynch as Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs to Help the Company Enable 360-degree Healthcare Solutions at Scale

Experienced government and external affairs leader with a 20+ year track record of making an impact at the intersection of innovation, business and policy

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LetsGetChecked, a global healthcare solutions company, announced today that it has appointed Kathleen Lynch as Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs. In the newly created role, Lynch will lead LetsGetChecked’s global engagement with policymakers and advocacy organizations as the company continues to transform the way health care is delivered into the home and to those most in need.

Lynch brings over 20 years of government affairs experience to LetsGetChecked, including industry leading expertise in the genomics sector. In 2015, she started the global government affairs function at Illumina, a DNA sequencing company, and most recently, acted as Head of Global Government Affairs & Corporate Communications at Pacific Biosciences. She also previously held government affairs leadership roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific and Life Technologies. With an extensive and diverse background in healthcare, biotech, and business, Lynch joins the LetsGetChecked team at a pivotal time in the company’s growth trajectory.

“We are pleased to welcome Kathy to the LetsGetChecked team,” said Peter Foley, Founder and CEO at LetsGetChecked. “Kathy is an experienced healthcare advocate who has dedicated her career to driving the adoption of innovative technologies in healthcare and biotechnology industries. We could not have found a better candidate to lead our global engagement efforts with policymakers and advocacy organizations.”

As SVP of Global Government Affairs, Lynch will drive company leadership in a variety of areas including pharmacogenomics, precision medicine, and infectious disease detection.

“I am excited to join LetsGetChecked, a company pioneering a full lifecyle of personalized, 360-degree care from home, with the goal of helping people more easily access the healthcare they need,” said Kathy Lynch, SVP of Global Government Affairs. “By leveraging my experience in some of the most groundbreaking segments of healthcare and biotech, I look forward to creating and implementing strategies, initiatives, and policies that advance human health.”

This leadership announcement comes as LetsGetChecked continues to deliver on its mission to empower people to live longer, happier lives by providing the tools to manage health from home through direct access to diagnostic testing, virtual consultations, and medication delivery for a wide range of health and wellness conditions.

The company, founded in 2015, has delivered healthcare solutions to over ten million patients and served more than 300 corporate customers, including Fortune 500 companies, health plans, providers, and the public sector.

To learn more about LetsGetChecked, please visit www.LetsGetChecked.com.

About LetsGetChecked

LetsGetChecked is a global healthcare solutions company that provides the tools to manage health from home through direct access to diagnostic testing, virtual care, and medication delivery for a wide range of health and wellness conditions. LetsGetChecked’s end-to-end model includes manufacturing, logistics, lab analysis, clinician support, and prescription fulfillment. Founded in 2015, the company empowers people with accessible health information and care to live longer, happier lives.

LetsGetChecked is available nationwide in the United States, the United Kingdom, and most EU countries. It is co-headquartered in Dublin and New York.

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