Bio

Dr. Clipper is a nurse futurist, expert in virtual nursing, nationally recognized thought leader in building cultures of innovation, and global speaker. She is a former chief nurse executive with 20+ years of expertise in improving employee engagement and the patient experience through innovation. She was the first VP of Innovation at the ANA where she built the innovation framework to bring over 4M nurses into the innovation space through education, HIMSS Nurse Pitch™ events, and strategic partnerships such as the ANA + BD Innovation Awards and the ANA + J&J nursing innovation podcast. She has researched and published on innovation in nursing as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow and co-authored The Innovation Roadmap; A Guide for Nurse Leaders. She shares her insights regularly on technologies impacting nursing such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and robotics through blogs and publications. Dr. Clipper is a strategic advisor for several health-tech companies where she shares the voice of the nurse in the design, development, and workflows. Her unique understanding of operations, strategy, workforce, and technology make her the perfect bridge-builder to create new workflows and processes to ensure that technology improves care and experiences for everyone. Dr. Clipper partners with hospitals and health systems to create the future of healthcare.