Selen Karaca-Griffin

Selen Karaca-Griffin

Global Research Lead, Accenture

Selen Karaca-Griffin is the global research lead for Accenture products and life sciences, where she guides global research on scientific innovation, technology convergence and market disruption. She develops CEO perspectives and convenes CEOs through Accenture’s annual Life Sciences CEO Forum, with recent work focused on how agentic artificial intelligence is transforming industries and the workforce. A former biopharma scientist and process development engineer, Karaca-Griffin also leads the research program for Accenture’s partnership with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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