Karri Venn brings more than 27 years of leadership and operational experience in the clinical research site industry. Her career has been defined by sustained growth, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to improving patient care through high-quality clinical research.

Ms. Venn began her career at LMC Healthcare in 1999, progressing through LMC Manna Research and ultimately Centricity Research. Throughout her tenure, she held a wide range of senior operational and leadership roles, playing a pivotal part in scaling the Canadian enterprise into one of the country’s most successful integrated research organizations (IROs). Her responsibilities included the successful opening of 13 LMC Healthcare clinics across Canada, establishing Canada’s only Diabetes Clinical Research Unit, and building the largest non-academic endocrinology research program in the country.

She led the merger and integration of multiple primary care and specialty research organizations—including True North Research, Aventiv, and IACT Health—culminating in the formation of Centricity Research, which grew to more than 30 sites with expertise across all phases of research and the majority of therapeutic areas. Ms. Venn also previously served as CEO of hyperCORE International, a global super-network of elite clinical research sites focused on best practices and research excellence.

In addition to her operational leadership, Ms. Venn is the founder of an independent consulting company providing strategic support to Sponsors, CROs, clinical research sites, and private equity organizations. She currently serves as CEO of ClinSurge Research, a clinical site network dedicated to advancing site performance, scalability, and patient-centered research delivery.

Ms. Venn is deeply committed to amplifying the site voice across the industry. She presently serves as Vice President, Site Advocacy & Mentorship for the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) and has also acted as Chair of SCRS’s global committee. Her contributions have been recognized through numerous industry distinctions, including SPRIA awards, Centers of Excellence honors, and Top 50 Great Places to Work in Canada.

Across every role, Ms. Venn remains driven by a core mission: advancing clinical research through strong sites, empowered teams, and better healthcare outcomes for patients.