Jaye Bea Smalley

Executive Director, Patient Advocacy at Kyverna Therapeutics

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Jaye Bea Smalley is a nationally recognized leader in patient advocacy and engagement in the life sciences. She is currently serving as Executive Director of Patient Advocacy on the Corporate Affairs team at Kyverna. With 15 years of experience spanning the public and private sectors, she has shaped how the life sciences industry thinks about, measures, and delivers meaningful patient engagement.

A National Urban Fellow and alumna of the Baruch School of Public Affairs, where she earned her Master of Public Administration, Jaye Bea brings a rare combination of policy fluency, scientific rigor, and strategic acumen to her work. She is an active member of Professional Patient Advocates in Life Sciences and the Patient Engagement Professionals Society.

Her peer-reviewed publications and presence on conference stages reflect a career built on advancing the field. That commitment to elevating the discipline culminated in the development of the Smalley Method Impact Framework™, a proprietary methodology that introduces an empirical, evidence-based approach to assessing and evaluating patient advocacy and engagement across the life sciences. It is among the first frameworks of its kind, and a defining contribution to the profession.

Outside of work, Jaye Bea is an avid skier, accomplished cook, and enthusiastic host who takes full advantage of everything New York City has to offer, from its world-class theater and art to its fashion and culinary scenes.