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ALIA FOLLETT

Technologist | Creative | Innovator | Philanthropist

Forbes 2025

Art & Science Editorial

Art & Science Editorial 2

My Vlog

01 THIS IS MY STORY.

Welcome! I'm so glad you're here.

I’m a builder, strategist, and creative innovator dedicated to advancing innovation, reimagining user experiences, and crafting human-centered products that inspire and empower. As an insatiable learner, I thrive on taking on challenges—both professionally and personally—and continuously push boundaries to drive impact.

My foundation in user experience has enabled me to help a range of Fortune 500 companies deliver their products and services to users around the globe. Currently, I’m a Global Senior Program Manager at Google, where I spearhead strategic initiatives that unify and amplify user voice insights across Google’s 100+ consumer products worldwide. Prior to this, I was part of Accenture's Strategy & Management Consulting Practice, leading engagements across high-tech, life sciences, and healthcare sectors.

But my work is about more than products—it’s about people. I’ve championed initiatives that combine science, business, and creativity to empower communities: from leading the Academy Awards’ Brain & Beauty Art Initiative, to painting large-scale murals, to developing the National ACS ResearcHERS Art Campaign in support of women in STEM. I also proudly serve as a Board Member for the American Cancer Society (ACS) LA Central Coast, volunteer with BrightEdge Ventures, advocate as a US Oncology Ambassador with ACS CAN, and contribute to the ACS National Oncology Grant Review Committee.

I hold a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Neuroscience from UCLA and a Master of Business and Science (MBS) from Keck Graduate Institute (KGI). The MBS is a hybrid MBA/MSc program designed for scientists integrating entrepreneurship, business, technology, and medicine. I’ve also completed a Law Certificate in Bioscience Industry Law and Practice at Southwestern Law School and a Certificate in Business & Financial Modeling at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

With Best Regards,

02 PROJECTS & EXPERIENCE.

My diverse, yet complimentary collection of experiences, provides me with the bedrock skills necessary to address complex business problems from a technical, creative, and business perspective.

Projects have included: go-to-market product strategy, user/participant experience strategy, organization enablement, clinical trial design and analytics, post-merger integration, strategic partnerships, human-centered design, commercial assessments, marketing and content production, product management and differentiation strategy, AI customer experience (AI CX) initiatives, and more. Some examples of my health initiatives while at Verily can be found here (1,2).

Cross-industry expertise: I've consulted for a broad spectrum of clients, including top-20 biopharmaceutical firms, emerging biotechnology manufacturers, life science and healthcare investors, high-tech innovators, beauty-tech start-ups, private equity, medical devices, insurance, and clinical diagnostics. Therapeutic area experience spans oncology, dermatology, hematology, immunology, infectious diseases, psychiatry/behavioral health, rare diseases, and women’s health. Select historic clients and partners include:

03 HEART & HUMANITY.

My journey began far from Silicon Valley—in a rural hospital in India. At 16, I performed my first cholecystectomy in Silchar, holding the gallbladder in my hands as a tangible reminder of the work ahead (see photo to the right).

For 4 consecutive summers (6 total trips to India), I lived alone and volunteered at Sundari Mohan Seva Bhawan Hospital—a program much like Doctors Without Borders—immersing myself in patient care, surgery, and public health innovation initiatives.

During that time, I delivered medicines to indigenous tribes in the jungles, assisted in surgery centers, and supported communities through organizations like the DISHA Rural Mentally Disabled School, Lion’s Eye Cataract Eye Camps, the Academy for the Blind, and a local cancer hospital. Those experiences revealed the profound power of access, care, and innovation, and instilled a lifelong drive to create meaningful impact wherever I go.

Since then, my path has taken me from rural operating rooms to Wall Street to the Forbes and more, but at every turn, my goal has remained the same: tackle the hardest problems, lift others along the way, and leave systems better than I found them.

India Volunteerism

Oncology Thought Leadership

Oncology Thesis

2021 Philantropy BioArt Article

Nepal Work

04 MURALS & MORE.

My first forays into business and entrepreneurship began over a decade ago, when I brought my artwork into the commercial spotlight as a live artist at the 2013 Oscars, creating the art wall for the Best Picture Nominee. That same year, I was awarded The Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts Scholarship and worked as a Creative Director for Omics, leading fashion-related charity campaigns. These early experiences shaped my ability to communicate complex and diverse ideas for a wide range of clients while expressing my own brand, style, and aesthetic vision.

Since then, I’ve grown a professional mural and design business, specializing in curating custom, one-of-a-kind bio-art installations. I’ve led teams to co-create large-scale murals—from the WeWork Innovation Center to Google Boulder’s 30+ foot interactive installation, as well as immersive academic works celebrating science and innovation at Claremont Colleges. My art has also been featured in a variety of editorials, including Voyage LA’s “LA Artist’s Most Inspiring Stories” (2019) and Forbes Innovation (2025).

Each project blends experimentation, storytelling, and human connection, whether transforming corporate spaces, private homes, research centers, or biotech environments. My work isn’t just visual—it’s a movement that fuses imagination, collaboration, and social impact, leaving behind spaces that inspire long after the paint dries.

Art Page

Art Editorial (LA)

05 AWARDS & LEADERSHIP.

Professional Leadership

360 Value Award, Global Accenture Pfizer Account 2022
The Innovation & Excellence Award, Global Accenture BMS Account 2020
Accenture Ventures, Steering Committee, National Ambassador Innovation Program
Women’s Leadership Forum
35 Under 35 Award Kappa Alpha Theta Nationals 2019

Graduate Academic

Class of 2019 Keck Graduate Institute Mission Award
Dean’s List Honors 2018-2019
Busenberg Endowed Fellowship Fund
KGI Merit Scholarship 2017-2019
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship

Undergraduate Academic

2017 Bruinlife Senior of the Year Award
UCLA Dean’s Honors List
Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Order Of Omega Greek Leadership Award 2015
Top 10 Graduate of Orange County To Change The World 2013 (representing 10/494k students (0.002%) within the Southern California)