Betsy Hillery

Elizabett “Betsy” Hillery is the Director of Health Data Initiatives at the Purdue-Lilly Research Alliance Center (LPRC). She leads the LIFE@Scale platform and drives enterprise data integration strategies to support life sciences research for Purdue and industry partners. Betsy also serves as Purdue’s liaison to Analytix Indiana, connecting faculty with industry to accelerate data-driven innovation and economic growth. With over 20 years in IT and nine in high-performance computing, she has deep expertise in research-grade data systems and scalable AI workflows. Betsy holds BS degrees in Computer Science and Industrial-Organizational Psychology, plus an MBA, providing a rare blend of technical and strategic leadership.