Martin (Marty) Lipa has over 25 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, including over a decade in Knowledge Management (KM), and is a US Department of State Fulbright Specialist Award recipient.

Marty is currently Senior Research Fellow with the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science Team (PRST) at TU Dublin and an independent KM consultant. Marty was formerly Executive Director at Merck & Co. where he founded Merck’s KM program and delivered significant value enhancing operational efficiency, quality and talent development. Marty is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a certified process manager, skilled in transformational change management, with prior experience including roles in technology, engineering, operations, digital, and validation.

Marty is an active member of the global KM community as a regular speaker, author, and volunteer, and has been recognized for his industry contributions, including by the US Fulbright Commission, ISPE as Member of the Year, and Manufacturing Leadership Council for workplace innovation.