Athena Visel is the Founder of Cliq, a consultancy advising life sciences companies on FDA regulatory compliance, quality systems, and digital transformation within regulated environments. She brings extensive experience in quality systems and risk management consulting and auditing, with a particular focus on clinical research. Her expertise spans quality systems development, maintenance, and training; vendor quality management; computer systems validation and Part 11 compliance; and the design, auditing, and analysis of GCP, GLP, GCLP, and GMP frameworks—supporting safe, effective, and compliant innovation across the product development lifecycle.

Athena is deeply committed to guiding innovation responsibly, helping organizations accelerate the delivery of safe and effective treatments to patients while maintaining regulatory rigor. She is a registered Quality Assurance Professional in Good Clinical Practices (RQAP-GCP), a Certified Lead Auditor, Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP), and Project Management Professional (PMP), enabling her to bridge operational execution with governance and compliance excellence. As a Senior Executive Fellow at The Digital Economist, Athena contributes her expertise to Healthcare Innovation initiatives, exploring how digital systems and quality frameworks can advance equitable, efficient, and future-ready health solutions. She brings a pragmatic, regulatory-informed perspective to shaping innovation that aligns patient safety, compliance, and technological progress.