John Reites, CEO at THREAD

Executive entrepreneur turned digital health entrepreneur, his career includes 18+ years leading global drug development, clinical research, and decentralized trials for life science organizations. As CEO of THREAD, John leads their efforts to change the way clinical research is conducted focused on decentralized approaches, enabling the use of their one platform for conducting modern research studies and leading partnerships with their customers. After launching and growing THREAD, they were acquired in 2019 by JLL Partners and Water Street with strategic investment for continued growth and focus on accelerating drug development for our customers.Named one of the Top 100 Influencers in Digital Health, John also provides expertise and execution experience in digital health, clinical trials, and decentralized, remote, virtual, community-based clinical research. John enjoys being a keynote speaker at global industry events, a guest lecturer at Duke University on digital health/innovation/entrepreneurship, and a published author featured in various conferences, journals, articles, and media outlets.