# Connie Lehman

> Connie Lehman is a radiologist who spent three decades reading mammograms and decided the picture could tell a different story. As founder and CEO of Boston-based Clairity, she built the first FDA-authorized AI platform that reads a routine screening mammogram and estimates a woman's five-year risk of developing breast cancer, spotting tissue patterns invisible to the human eye. A Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School with more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, she left a celebrated academic career to commercialize the idea that imaging should predict cancer, not just find it. TIME named her to its 2026 TIME100 Health list and Forbes to its 50 Over 50: Innovation list.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Clairity, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Clairity, Inc., Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate, Phi Beta Kappa, Duke University, MD and PhD, Yale University, Honorary medical degree, Harvard Medical School
- **Known for:** Founded Clairity and brought to market the first FDA-authorized AI platform for breast cancer risk prediction from a routine mammogram, Author or co-author of more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications, Named to TIME's 2026 TIME100 Health list

## Career timeline

- **earlier career** — Director of Breast Imaging at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology, University of Washington
- **at MGH** — Chief of Breast Imaging and co-Director of the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center at Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
- **2020** — Founded Clairity, Inc. in Boston to translate AI imaging research into a commercial risk-prediction platform
- **2025** — Clairity Breast receives FDA authorization; company presents research at RSNA 2025 and closes a $43M Series B
- **2025** — Named to the Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation list
- **2026** — Named to TIME's 2026 TIME100 Health list of the world's most influential leaders in health

## Achievements

- Founded Clairity and brought to market the first FDA-authorized AI platform for breast cancer risk prediction from a routine mammogram
- Author or co-author of more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications
- Named to TIME's 2026 TIME100 Health list
- Named to the Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation list
- Built nationally recognized breast imaging programs at the University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Helped shape national breast cancer screening guidelines via the American Cancer Society, ACR, and NCCN, and served on the NCI Breast Cancer Steering Committee
- Closed a $43 million Series B in November 2025 to launch Clairity Breast commercially

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Named to TIME's 2026 TIME100 Health list
- **2025-11** — Clairity closed a $43 million Series B led by ACE Global Equity and Santé Ventures
- **2025-10** — Named to the Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation list; Clairity announced RSNA 2025 research presentations

## Links

- Website: https://clairity.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connie-lehman

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Last updated: 2026-06-04