Kelly Close
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Kelly L. Close is an American
writer, speaker, and advocate for people with diabetes.
Close was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes
at age 18. She received a BA in English and Economics from Amherst College
in 1990 and an MBA from Harvard Business School
in 1995. She began her career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs
and later served as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company
. In 2002, she founded Close Concerns in San Francisco, CA. That year, the company launched a monthly electronic diabetes business newsletter called Diabetes Close Up, and in 2006 the company launched a newsletter for diabetes patients called diaTribe
. To date, she remains the Editor and Chief of both newsletters.
As an advocate for diabetes patients, she also sits on the boards of dLife
and the Children With Diabetes Foundation and she serves as an advisor of the Diabetes Hands Foundation
. She is a recognized authority on the business of diabetes, having appeared on numerous national TV and radio programs. She is quoted in print media including The Wall Street Journal
, and she is the author of a popular blog about diabetes.
United States
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writer, speaker, and advocate for people with diabetes.
Close was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose...
at age 18. She received a BA in English and Economics from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
in 1990 and an MBA from Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
in 1995. She began her career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
and later served as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management. McKinsey serves as an adviser to many businesses, governments, and institutions...
. In 2002, she founded Close Concerns in San Francisco, CA. That year, the company launched a monthly electronic diabetes business newsletter called Diabetes Close Up, and in 2006 the company launched a newsletter for diabetes patients called diaTribe
Diatribe
Diatribe is the name of a weekly column by Greek-Australian journalist, poet and lawyer Dean Kalimniou appearing in the Melbourne Greek language newspaper Neos Kosmos since 2001...
. To date, she remains the Editor and Chief of both newsletters.
As an advocate for diabetes patients, she also sits on the boards of dLife
DLife
dLife is the first integrated media network for people living with diabetes, their families, and those at risk of developing diabetes. dLife was established to address the overwhelming consumer need for real, practical solutions to the 24/7 challenge of managing diabetes vs. episodic clinical...
and the Children With Diabetes Foundation and she serves as an advisor of the Diabetes Hands Foundation
Diabetes Hands Foundation
The Diabetes Hands Foundation , founded in 2008, is a Berkeley, CA-based 501 non-profit organization that runs diabetes-centric online communities, serving people affected by diabetes either personally or through others. DHF also promotes diabetes awareness. It has two social networks that reach...
. She is a recognized authority on the business of diabetes, having appeared on numerous national TV and radio programs. She is quoted in print media including The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, and she is the author of a popular blog about diabetes.