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NeuroConversant Leadership90: How to give useful feedback - Specific, Timely & Constructive: with Divya YerraguntlaChange management is hard! Giving feedback and accepting feedback are critical to growth...but neither one is easy.In this episode of NeuroConversant Leadership, Jeremy Doran speaks with Divya Yerraguntla, a seasoned leader in the pharmaceutical industry. They discuss the intricacies of leadership in STEM, focusing on market entry strategies, the importance of effective communication, and the challenges of change management. Divya shares her insights on delegation, feedback, and personal development, drawing parallels between her experiences as a runner and musician to her leadership style. The conversation emphasizes the significance of seeking feedback and maintaining simplicity in...
2025-04-0335 min
The Business of HLTHDivya YerraguntlaWe are thrilled to have with us Divya Yerraguntla, a distinguished leader in the pharmaceutical industry with over 25 years of experience. Divya has held pivotal roles in major firms like Johnson & Johnson and Novo Nordisk, and she currently serves as Senior Vice President at Syneos Health, where she oversees portfolio and asset strategy for biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
Throughout her career, Divya has successfully launched over 30 products globally and has driven substantial revenue growth through her expertise in strategy, commercialization, and business development. She is also a dedicated mentor, a seasoned public speaker, and...
2024-07-1725 min
Woman to WomanDivya YerraguntlaAn established leader and influencer in the Pharmaceutical industry, Divya has been in the industry for more than 23 years working with companies such as Johnson and Johnson, Novo Nordisk and SUN pharma. She is a seasoned Speaker, Chairperson on various Pharma Forums and conferences. She also hosts the “Woman to Woman” podcast series, to provide women professionals and executives with support and guidance.
With more than 30 global product launches she has a passion for operational aspects of mission critical projects that maximize portfolio and have a positive impact on patient lives. She also enjoys running marathons, triathlons and Indian classical musi
2023-07-1527 min
Woman to WomanAmy WestAmy West is a seasoned marketing strategist and commercial healthcare leader with 25 years of experience. Amy is dedicated to transforming the patient experience and improving outcomes through technological advances and innovations.
In her role at Novo Nordisk, Amy has built and led an innovation center of excellence, focusing on digital and innovation strategies, and driving the development of multiple groundbreaking initiatives. She is passionate about cultivating collaborative relationships and partnerships, working closely with startups, academia, and entrepreneurs to accelerate innovation in the complex US healthcare market.
Amy champions change and revolutionizes the digital transformation space by exploring diverse opportunities using...
2023-05-0830 min
Woman to WomanClaudia OchoaClaudia grew up in the City of Eternal Spring, Medellin, Colombia above my family’s small sewing company. She helped most days after school as a child and then staged fashion shows in high school with designs she created that her parents would sell to local stores. After graduating from the best design college in the area, she worked designing collections for two major Colombian brands for ten years, then moved to NYC.
In NYC, she started free-lancing for several brands and my designs got picked up by lots of stores. Adriana Lima even wore her pieces for Victoria’s Secr...
2023-04-2431 min
Woman to WomanAna MunroAna Munro is a Senior Vice President with Morgan Stanley. Amidst so much uncertainty and ambiguity in today’s world, Ana’s approach to wealth management merges the traditional value of grit with proactive, modern ideas. Ana leverages her experience and Morgan Stanley’s capabilities by working closely with her clients to help deliver exceptional service.
Ana is a champion of women’s leadership and empowerment. Following her passion, she has earned a seat on the Board of Directors at Women Enabled Enterprises and is a founding member at Chief.
Ana has earned a B.S. degree in Finance, graduating summa cu...
2023-04-1720 min
Woman to WomanAdanta AhanonuAdanta Ahanonu (she/her) is an nonprofit executive leader with expertise in program management at the intersection of workforce development and higher education, and has a strong passion for helping others achieve their full potential. Currently, she serves as the Chief Program Officer at COOP Careers, a national nonprofit focused on overcoming underemployment for recent first generation college grads through digital skills and peer connections. Prior to joining COOP, Adanta spent over six years at the national nonprofit, Year Up, and before then she worked in the private sector. Adanta is an alumni fellow of the Surge Institute and UMass...
2023-04-1035 min
Woman to WomanUrvashi BhatnagarUrvashi Bhatnagar is a mission-driven strategist with extensive experience in healthcare consulting and advocacy. She advises clients in private and government healthcare sectors on strategically innovating and improving access to healthcare services for underserved communities. Urvashi's international public health work in India and her domestic impact on population health have led her to believe in the importance of investing in social and environmental determinants of health for global total wellness. Urvashi holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management with a focus on sustainability and healthcare and a Doctor of Physical Therapy in orthopedics from Boston University. She is...
2023-04-0326 min
Woman to WomanDr. Joanna FelicianoDr. Joanna Feliciano is a purpose-driven change agent focused on opening doors, elevating people, being the bridge, and creating inclusion. Joanna has over 20 years of experience in financial services and insurance across leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, AIG, and Munich Re. She is currently Head of Business and Market Intelligence at Reliance Standard. She is a Diversity and Inclusion Council member at her employer. She has taken her expertise and passion for helping launch elevink, in June 2020, focused on helping underrepresented individuals. She also sits on the LUPE Fund board, whose mission is to Educate, Empower, and Engage Latinas. Also...
2023-03-2726 min
Woman to WomanJessica FairchildJessica Fairchild is a lawyer, law firm leader, women’s advocate, and entrepreneur.
Jessica is currently a Co-Chair of the Management Committee and a partner at Croke
Fairchild Duarte and Beres LLC. A full-service law firm headquartered in Chicago, Croke
Fairchild is home to a diverse team of trusted advisors and counselors valued for their
legal skills, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to forging pragmatic solutions. The
firm’s clients include entrepreneurs, investors, growth-stage companies, and Fortune 500
Companies.
Jessica co-founded Croke Fairchild in 2019 after working in several other law firms
she founded and managed. Over her 21-year legal career, Jessica’s princi...
2023-03-2030 min
Woman to WomanLisa A CooneyLisa Cooney is Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary at Day and Zimmermann.
Lisa is an experienced, business-minded General Counsel who subscribes to the vision that attorneys are partners, not impediments, to lawful business operations.
Lisa is the first female General Counsel in the Company’s 120-year history. She also is Chair of the Ethics and Compliance Committee, the designated Senior Official for the Company’s Insider Threat Program, and a member of the nine-person Leadership Council, which makes decisions regarding strategy and policy. Day and Zimmerman on-boards and off-boards tens of thousands of employees and consultants each...
2023-03-1325 min
Woman to WomanErin CoupeErin Coupe is an executive partner, advisor, and facilitator with a mission to enrich the human experience in work and life. Her clients span Fortune 100 corporations and Silicon Valley to global associations and major universities.
2023-03-0629 min
Woman to WomanVictoria PelletierVictoria's extensive corporate leadership experience began early, as she was appointed COO of a multinational corporation at the age of 24. With over 20 years of experience working in senior roles for companies like Accenture, IBM, and American Express, she is well-versed in the intricacies of the boardroom. Victoria's impressive accomplishments have earned her numerous accolades, including being recognized as a 2023 Women of Influence by the South Florida Business Journal, the 2022 Top 30 Most Influential Business Leaders in Tech by CIOLook, and the 2022 Most Influential Entrepreneur of the Year by World Magazine. In 2021, she was named a Top 50 Business Leader in Technology by...
2023-02-2731 min
Woman to WomanJulie MorrisJulie Morris collaborates with leaders prepared to establish themselves as thought leaders and aim to exert a positive influence. She works to increase the visibility and awareness of important issues, causes, events, and ideas in corporate, philanthropy, nonprofit, and cybersecurity at her thought leadership and marketing firm, Persona Media. Julie speaks and trains in personal PR with leaders and organizations across the country and hosts high-profile conversations on her podcast, 'How To: Thought Leadership.' She graduated from the California State University of Long Beach with a Bachelor's in Economics and studied Accounting at the University of California, San Diego.
2023-02-2026 min
Woman to WomanEllen KapiloffEllen has a wealth of experience in the supply chain industry and has had the opportunity to work with some well-known companies such as Agility Logistics, Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch, Nike, Peloton and now at Lacoste.
She has worked in all aspects of Supply Chain from origin operations to indirect procurement to transportation, account and 3PL management while moving all over the country.
Ellen has a Bachelor's degree in legal Studies from The Quinnipiac University.
2023-02-1321 min
Woman to WomanDr. Airica SteedDr. Airica Steed was recently appointed as the CEO and President of The MetroHealth System in Cleveland, OH. Before that, Dr. Airica Steed served as the “first minority appointed” System Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer for Sinai Chicago Health System and flagship President of Mount Sinai; Sinai Children’s Hospital, where she is charged with leading strategy and operations for four acute, post-acute
and specialty care hospitals, multi-specialty medical group/physician enterprises comprising over 4,000 caregivers and 800 physicians.
Dr. Steed is a highly accomplished and award-winning transformational healthcare executive with over 20 years of exceptional leadership skills and a proven track record...
2023-02-0633 min
Woman to WomanMamta ValderramaMamta Valderrama is Senior Vice President of Operations at Mercy For Animals, a bestselling author, and a wife and mom. In her spare time, Mamta volunteers with Moms Demand Action and she is launching a new community on Instagram called Global Majority Vegan. Mamta also serves as a board member for an animal rights organization. She is committed to cooking fresh food for her family every day, and keeps a tight schedule to “get it all done”. Originally from Los Angeles, she lives in metro Phoenix, Arizona.
2023-01-2328 min
Woman to WomanDori Gonzalez-AcevedoDori Gonzalez-Acevedo is the Co-Founder and CEO of ProcellaRX and the host of both the Software Quality Today and Women Leading Validation podcasts. She has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specializing in regulatory compliance strategy and computer systems validation. She started her pharmaceutical career developing FDA-approved manufacturing processes and later established risk-based quality systems for operations quality groups in biotechnology firms.
After moving to software quality, Dori’s focus has been on risk-based strategy and compliance since she started consulting at Genilogix, continuing through to her role as Director of Quality Systems for Healthcare and Life Sciences at...
2023-01-1629 min
Woman to WomanErica RooneyErica Rooney is an Executive Coach and Consultant, Chief People Officer, C-Suite "whisperer", wife, mom, entrepreneur, and fitness fanatic.
She is on a mission to help anyone she meets, break out of their “sticky floors”, and bust through the glass ceiling, to live a life filled with purpose and passion.
Creator and host of the podcast ``From Now to Next", she explores the limiting beliefs that keep you trapped in your own "sticky floors", helps others redefine success, and chase after big and bold dreams.
As a top Culture Expert, Erica invigorates and educates organizations through change, driving a positive expe...
2022-12-1936 min
Woman to WomanAndrea SpellmanAndrea Spellman is VP of Sales and Partnerships at Social Standards, a start-up that uses social data to help brands and investment companies understand what consumers want. Her innate curiosity has led to a career that’s run the gamut from developing and producing content in Hollywood to trend forecasting. She’s passionate about women learning to advocate better for themselves, delicious food, great books and of course, her husband, daughter and rescue pit bull.
2022-12-1230 min
Woman to WomanStephanie DavisStephanie Davis is the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for Volkswagen Group of America. She brings more than a decade of experience in compliance program and process design,
implementation and oversight in corporate, advisory and academic settings in the United States. In her current role, she directs strategy for and drives a culture of compliance and integrity that ensures
adherence to legal and statutory requirements as well as the highest ethical principles.
Prior to joining Volkswagen Group of America, Davis served as a Director in the National Forensic Practice of the audit, tax, and advisory firm KMPG, based in
Washington...
2022-12-0523 min
Woman to WomanGarrett IngramE. Garrett Ingram is a top biotech executive with intimate expertise in global medicines and market access. Garrett brings more than twenty years of experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and device marketing. She has a proven track record of distinguished leadership, guiding organizations through turnarounds and delivering profitability in the top and bottom-line growth. In July 2020, Garrett was appointed President; CEO of Cipla Therapeutics, Inc. leading the institutional specialty business.
Prior to her role at Cipla, Ms. Ingram served as Chief Marketing Officer at MannKind Corporation, Senior Vice President, Managed Markets at Dexcom and Vice President, Head of Market Access at...
2022-11-2930 min
Woman to WomanJamie GerritsJamie Gerrits is VP, of Service Operations at Aetna, a CVS company. She is Aetna-Recognized Top Talent and Chairman’s Award Recipient. She has been with CVS for almost 13 years, with increasing levels of responsibility.
Throughout her career, Jamie has helped craft industry-leading technology solutions to address complex issues, working to transform the customer experience around their needs and preferences.
She has a B.S degree from Quinnipiac University.
2022-09-0522 min
Woman to WomanImène MaharziImène Maharzi has lived several lives:
Auditor, investor, mentor, impact investor, buyer, business leader, entrepreneur, volunteer, sponsor, and board member.
In 2018, she came to a double conclusion:
1. women entrepreneurs suffer from a real lack of funding for their projects,
2. Money taboos affect women's ability to project themselves personally and professionally.
Faced with this waste of economic and social potential, rich in her experience and guided by a humanist vision, Imène created OwnYourCash, an educational platform whose mission is to stimulate women's economic independence.
2022-08-1528 min
Woman to WomanNamita MaunderNamita Maunder is the North West SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area) coordinator for Santa Clara County, CA. She has more than 28 years of experience in the field of special education. Passionate about creating inclusive and equitable learning environments in the public education system for all children.
She graduated undergrad from All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, KA, and has a master's in communication disorders from St. Louis University.
Namita also hosts a YouTube Channel on Special Ed called “ Talk SpEd” https://youtu.be/v_s7pU7aUlI along with a Facebook page also called Talksped.
2022-08-0124 min
Woman to WomanAmanda BotfeldAmanda Botfeld is an author-turned-book-coach who helps women write books from start to finish. Previously she has written for the Wall Street, Journal, Huffington Post, and Los Angeles Times. Now her mission is to empower women to tell their stories and share their expertise.
2022-07-2525 min
Woman to WomanLygeia RicciardiLygeia is the Founder of AdaRose, a wellness company for women. She has been at the vanguard of patient engagement in digital health for 20 years as an entrepreneur, consultant, and in the US federal government, where she launched and led nationwide programs and policies for consumers.
Lygeia has repeatedly been named among the most influential people in healthcare and Health IT, and is quoted by Forbes, Consumer Reports, and the Wall Street Journal. She studied at Wellesley, Harvard, and the MIT Media Lab.
2022-06-2731 min
Woman to WomanCatherine GrayCatherine Gray is a Producer, Author, TEDx Speaker, Host of www.InvestInHerPodcast.com, the Founder of www.SheAngelInvestors.com and the Co-Founder of non profit www.SheAngelsFoundation.org.
She Angel Investors is a multi media platform designed to connect women to funding, and encourages more women to become angel investors. This is done through podcasts, films, book, e-course education and events.
Her focus is always on empowering female entrepreneurs. Catherine’s passion is to utilize a multi media platform to fund women, so as to level the playing field, since women are severely underfunded- getting less that 3% of venture capital fu...
2022-06-2025 min
Woman to WomanWendy ZhangWendy Zhang is Global head of data and Analytics for a pharma company, based in Washington DC. She is an Action-oriented, efficiency-seeking, and tireless, lifelong learner. A problem solver and a visionary biased toward action, she has spent the last 15 years helping Fortune 500 companies and Federal agencies deliver business results through building and leading global analytics teams and driving end-to-end business-critical analytics initiatives at scale.
A practitioner with functional expertise, a results-driven leader who excels in leveraging business acumen, technical aptitude, and hands-on analytical experience to successfully lead major data transformations through advanced analytical solutions in multiple industries, including Financial...
2022-06-1328 min
Woman to WomanWhitney MorrisFrom the start of her career in executive recruiting seven years ago, Whitney has solely worked within Medical Affairs affording her a network of connections unmatched by any in the industry. Whitney thrives on building relationships first. She connects deeply with both her candidates and clients, developing the interpersonal relationships needed for next level connectivity and continued, long term success. Currently Whitney is the face of Medical Affairs Recruiting where she has helped to build the strong foundation of character and integrity upon which the company was founded.
Prior to her role at Medical Affairs Recruiting, Whitney worked as a fu...
2022-06-0632 min
Woman to WomanDawn ManskeDawn Manske, the founder of Made for Freedom, fights human trafficking with style. Dawn started the social enterprise, Made for Freedom with an idea revolving around her favorite international clothing. The company has grown into a lifestyle brand carrying clothing, bath and body, jewelry, home goods, and more with retail spaces across the country. They have partnered with over 20 restoration centers/suppliers worldwide and provided over 25,000 hours of dignified employment for survivors of trafficking and those coming out of marginalized situations. In addition, she has been a guest speaker for conferences, news programs, and the US State Department to present...
2022-05-1627 min
Woman to WomanDr. Renu JunejaRenu Juneja is Head of the Scientific Evidence and Communications function in US Medical Affairs Oncology at Janssen Biotechnology Inc (JBI). Before joining Janssen, Renu was head of the Medical Communications group at MedImmune (the worldwide biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca).
Previously, she was at Novo Nordisk for 16 years and grew from a medical writer role to a leadership role to head the Strategic Scientific Communication (SSC) group. After finishing her PhD in Reproductive Biology and Biochemistry from the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in India, Renu joined The Population Council in NY as a...
2022-05-0926 min
Woman to WomanChristina BohnChristina Bohn is a strategic marketing leader with 25 years of health care industry experience.
Christina started her career as a Registered Nurse, caring for patients in the hospital setting. Her professional experience expands across the marketing spectrum in both Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device industries, where she launched multiple brands and devices. Christina has led corporate transformations to increase commercial agility and grown centers of excellence such as multicultural marketing teams whose work for patients has helped improve patient outcomes in multicultural U.S. patient populations while driving incremental revenue.
She is originally from Colombia, has lived and worked in Europe...
2022-05-0226 min
Woman to WomanLaurie BattagliaThought Leader, Futurist, Speaker, and Transformer of people, cultures, and workplaces, Laurie is CEO of Aligned at Work®. Laurie is on a personal mission to wake up the leaders of organizations who think they can delay inevitable change. She is a connector and strategizer who believes in balancing people and profit in business for a sustainable future.
Laurie is a popular conference speaker who speaks the language of leadership and offers practical ways to lead authentically and inclusively, especially in times of rapid change. She and the team at Aligned at Work® work with leaders to create future workplaces. They br...
2022-04-2528 min
Woman to WomanTawana Murphy BurnettTawana, a former management consultant turned startup employee and entrepreneur has most recently spent the last 5 years as a global strategy and commercial leader at Meta helping over 10 million advertisers and 3 billion monthly active users find space to connect, build community, and find value together.
In October 2019, she moved with her husband and daughter from NY to Singapore to lead the Global Clients and Categories business for APAC. In this role, she leads a team advising CMOs, business leaders, and agencies for the largest and most influential Global brands across the region on how best to use mobile advertising and...
2022-04-1832 min
Woman to WomanMrinalini GarvDr. Mrinalini Garv is America's only career coach for South Asian professional women. A bestselling author, multiple time career changer, she has worked as a physician, leadership coach and business professor in world renowned organizations. Having had to maneuver her career success without a mentor that looks like her or had experiences similer to hers, Dr. Garv has become that mentor to SA professionals to help them master their career so they can achieve the ultimate success they didn't even know was possible for them.
2022-04-1126 min
Woman to WomanAlicia Castillo HolleyAlicia Castillo Holley, Ph.D., MBA, MSci. is the CEO and founder of the Wealthing VC Club, a boutique investment group for accredited investors. WVCC allows members access to highly vetted, post-seed deals alongside VC funds. She is an advocate for women’s progress in entrepreneurship, leading the way with Women Get Funded, a global training program on Funding.
She has invested in more than 40 companies, has founded or co-founded over 15 companies, and 3 non-profits. Dr. Castillo Holley was also the founder of Chile’s first seed capital fund where she lived between 1996 and 2002.
Dr. Castillo Holley received her Ph.D. in F...
2022-04-0428 min
Woman to WomanJoy BhosaiJoy is inspired by innovations that address gaps in access to high-quality care. As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Duke, she is the co-founder/CEO of Pluto Health, a company focused on improving patient access and care through a health platform that bridges siloed real-world data (RWD). She previously served as Chief of Digital Health and Strategy for the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Through previous public health work in Africa and Asia, she developed innovations focused on improving access to health services that were used for clinical trials, which then lead to her founding ChatrHealth, a health tech organization dedicated to developing...
2022-03-2828 min
Woman to WomanCamille LeeCamille Lee brings more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and is currently the Head of US Immunology at UCB. She started her career as a sales representative and progressed with increasing levels of responsibility both in the US and globally, in areas of marketing, managed markets, operations, strategic launch planning and sales management. She shares that her greatest sense of achievement comes from building and leading teams to success, making a difference for patients and sponsoring/mentoring others to personal achievements.
2022-03-2130 min
Woman to WomanShweta ManiarAt Google Cloud, Shweta is the strategy and market leader responsible for BioPharma in Healthcare and Life Sciences, where she climbed the ranks as a well-known innovator, game-changer, and relationship ambassador. With 20+ years’ experience in Healthcare and BioTech, she proves how valuable relationships can be by connecting dozens of start-up firms with access to capital from Federal grants and VC firms alike, allowing for her to facilitate the development of health technology innovation across multiple industries.
Shweta is on the Board Of Directors for RxSight, Inc., and SeaSpine. She is also on the Executive Committee - Women's Health Hub, Springboard En...
2022-03-1422 min
Woman to WomanTerri Hanson MeadTerri Hanson Mead, is the multi-award winning author of Piloting Your Life, the Managing Partner of Solutions2Projects, LLC and Class Bravo Ventures, and an advocate for women through all of her platforms including her YouTube channel and blog, especially midlife women. As an angel investor, Terri invests in startups that have products or services that expand the power and influence of women. Terri a mother of two college aged kids, is based in Redwood City, CA and in her spare time, loves to cook, plays tennis, and fly helicopters around the San Francisco Bay Area, especially under the Golden...
2022-03-0732 min
Woman to WomanRamsey AlwinAs President and CEO of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), Ramsey Alwin is leading a nationwide movement to ensure equitable aging for every American.
A seasoned thought leader and policy advocate, Alwin has changed the way people think about older adult poverty and economic security.
Prior to leading NCOA, Alwin directed financial resilience global thought leadership at AARP. She led joint ventures with the World Economic Forum and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Prior to AARP, Alwin served as Vice President of Economic Security at NCOA, Director of National Economic Security Programs at Wider Opportunities for Women, Director...
2022-02-2124 min
Woman to WomanSusan MazerSusan Mazer, Ph.D., is Chief Knowledge Officer, Co-Founder, and ex-CEO of Healing HealthCare Systems, Inc., the only evidence-based, 24-hour relaxation channel for patient television. Susan is an acknowledged thought-leader who has spent the past 29 years committed to improving the patient experience by writing and speaking about the power of healing environments, patient privacy, elder care, music, and nature as environmental design.
Susan has a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Development from Fielding Graduate University, Masters in Performing practice from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Music, Performance in Harp from Wayne State University.
2022-02-1422 min
Woman to WomanRachel Braun ScherlRachel Braun Scherl is a dynamic speaker and accomplished consultant, Rachel is an established authority on leadership, entrepreneurship and women’s health. A passion for women’s health has formed the backbone of her career. Rachel is a fearless advocate and market-maker in the multibillion-dollar global women’s sexual health marketplace. As a prolific thought leader on the subject, Rachel published Orgasmic Leadership: Profiting from the Coming Surge in Female Health and Wellness in May 2018.
As Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SPARK Solutions for Growth, Rachel has led hundreds of engagements with multinationals including Johnson and Johnson, Allergan, Pfizer, Bayer and Ch...
2022-02-0728 min
Woman to WomanAmy HeymansAmy believes that purpose-driven design can help improve the human condition and therefore co-founded Mad*Pow. Her organization now is focused on evolving health and finance systems to form experience strategies that deliver both social impact and business results. She applies her expertise in improving experiences as a strategy consultant, leadership advisor, speaker, writer, teacher, and facilitator.
Amy was acknowledged as one of Mass High Tech's "Women to Watch", BBJ's “40 Under 40”, MedTech Boston's "40 Under 40", PharmaVoice Magazine's "100 Most Inspiring People" and NHBR's "Outstanding Woman in Business".
Amy is on the board of An Orphan’s Dream, a nonprofit organization offering an oasis...
2022-01-3125 min
Woman to WomanKyoko MinegishiKyoko Minegishi is a global marketing leader whose expertise lies at the intersection of business strategy, impact generation, problem-solving, team building, and cross-cultural translation. As a trilingual professional (English, Spanish, Japanese) with experience living and working in four different countries, she translates global strategies into local plans and programs that effectively reach unique target audiences worldwide. She also builds high-performing teams and integrates international, multicultural talent on-site and in remote locations globally, bridging cultural gaps and enabling optimal execution.
Kyoko has worked for Ori, Red Bull, Addidas Group, and Universal Motown Records. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology...
2022-01-2434 min
Woman to WomanJennifer SuttmeierJennifer Suttmeier is a Market Access Subject Matter Expert at Skysis, a boutique market access consultancy and member of Fishawack Health.
Jennifer works with clients to create transformative solutions to complex marketing and access challenges, excelling at identifying disruptive strategic opportunities. She partners with clients to identify and align strategic vision with tactical execution to capitalize on market insights, propel brand share, and maximize ROI. In addition, Jennifer advises companies on best practices in launch planning, strategic business planning, organizational governance, and customer engagement.
Prior to joining Skysis, Jennifer led her own independent consulting business supporting small to large-size healthcare...
2022-01-1729 min
Woman to WomanBarbara Krebs-PohlDr Barbara Krebs-Pohl is a highly regarded business development executive with an outstanding track record of accomplishment of revenues and forging successful alliances with pharma and
biotechnology companies worldwide.
Since joining MorphoSys in 1998, Dr Krebs-Pohl has successfully led RandD teams, international alliances and negotiation teams spanning a broad variety of deal structures. She has been
instrumental in program search and evaluation, portfolio strategy and a multitude of transactions, including the in-licensing of tafasitamab from Xencor, the long-term HuCAL alliance with Novartis
and the co-development and co-commercialization partnership with Incyte. She is also the winner of the AstraZeneca Business Development Executive...
2022-01-1023 min
Woman to WomanChristina LiebmanChristina Liebman serves as Trimble's Senior Director of Marketing Communications for their autonomy business. She is responsible for the strategic direction of all marketing activities for the business unit globally. Before joining Trimble, Christina served in a number of marketing leadership roles for some of the world's leading technology brands, including Advanced Energy, Emerson Automation Solutions, and Level 3 Communications. She received her MBA from Regis University and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barba. She enjoys kickboxing, traveling, skiing, and road biking in her free time.
2022-01-0323 min
Woman to WomanSarianne GruberSarianne Gruber is Project Director Health Data Specialist Consultant at State of New Jersey Department of Human Services COVID-19 Emergency Grant Mental Health.
Sarianne sees the future of healthcare through data and communication. She brings many years of experience in health outcomes research and performance analytics. She has led research in study design and performance outcomes to drive a more patient-centric and cost-sensitive healthcare system.
Her project list includes top-tier market research firms, medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and payers such as Anthem Health, Tenet Healthcare, GE Healthcare, GfK Healthcare, and the John Theurer Cancer Center at the Hackensack University Medical...
2021-11-1732 min
Woman to WomanLaura-June ClarkeLaura-June is the co-founder of Moonai, a digital therapeutic app using science-based soundscapes, resources and data insights to alleviate menstrual pain. MSc degree in Business Engineering and Innovation Management, business developer and entrepreneur for several years, she dedicates her work and research on the synergies between music, science, and technology with a focus on sonic brainwave entrainment and spatial audio.
Co-owner of an electronic music collective in Paris, a Creative Agency in Barcelona, and founder of a MusicTech Business Consultancy, she is member of several network around woman, music and sustainability (SheSaidSo, Female:Pressure, Music Declares Emergency). She recommends listening...
2021-11-0340 min
Woman to WomanKiran SuryadevaraKiran Suryadevara is a Sr. Director, Real World Evidence products at ConcertAI.
A product and analytics innovator at the intersection of healthcare, data, and technology, Kiran has expertise in deconstructing complex clinical content to build and implement enterprise Digital Health solutions at early-stage startups. Kiran is an expert in product development and value analysis with extensive knowledge of the evolving healthcare ecosystem and key business drivers of stakeholders.
Kiran is a fellow with HITLab and has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from St. John’s University.
2021-10-2023 min
Woman to WomanJulia WalshJulia Walsh is the CEO of Brand Medicine International. Julia is a pioneer in mining big search data for healthcare insights. Her unique methodology for Search Listening empowers marketers to shift from a brand-centric approach to a truly patient-centric one – her concept of Search Listening Optimisation enables health-related content to be designed with the end in mind: what patients really need to know.
She is a global citizen, mother of twin boys, and passionate about our collective responsibility to protect our environment.
Julia's upcoming book "What We Really Ask Dr Google: Healthcare insights in the Digital Age" is highly anticipated.
Ju...
2021-10-1242 min
Woman to WomanCandice SmithCandice Smith is the founder and CEO of Caregiven, a mobile app that guides and empowers individuals to skillfully support the needs and wishes of an aging or ailing loved one so that everyone involved benefits from greater peace of mind and better physical, emotional and financial health. Candice founded the company after caring for her father during his final years while also trying to manage her career and being the best mother she could be.
Candice has a B.A. in history from the University of Oregon.
2021-10-0436 min
Woman to WomanBosky MukherjeeBosky Mukherjee is passionate about making tech more inclusive and accessible. She brings over 20 years of experience in product and tech.
She is the Founder of PMDojo, a diverse learning community with a 10-week Product accelerator program that gives people real-world skills and experience to break through or transition into a product role.
Bosky is also a mom and a wife, currently living in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and enjoys the precious little moments of motherhood, life, and work.
2021-09-2740 min
Woman to WomanJessica JoinesJessica Joines is on a mission to awaken every person on the planet to their unique soul purpose, which she believes is the key to spiritual awakening. As a bestselling author, coach, and inspirational speaker, she helps people master the 12 lessons that have been essential to her journey, as featured in her book, Dare to Believe. She worked through many corporate jobs over the last two decades; Co-Founding a consultancy in 2012, to her role as the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Rakuten, to more than a decade working at some of the world's leading advertising agencies.
In 2018, Jessica published her...
2021-09-1329 min
Woman to WomanCynthia NorthCynthia North is a seasoned marketing professional with consumer and HCP experience. She worked in global and US positions in various therapeutic areas such as neurology, hematology, cardiovascular, oncology, allergy, vaccines, OTC, and managed markets. She has significant experience in patient advocacy development and digital strategies, e.g., website development, SEM, SEO, eCRM, and social media. She is a passionate individual who is an acknowledged “change agent” who keeps a constant eye on how the changing environment impacts brands and how/where to influence customers.
She has been a member of the National Haemophilia foundation business council and the Women’s inte...
2021-09-0743 min
Woman to WomanDr. Neomi ShahNeomi Shah, MD, MPH, MSC, is an Associate Professor and the Associate Division Chief (Academic Affairs), in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Shah is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.
She completed her fellowship in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep at Yale University School of Medicine. During her fellowship, she also earned a Master’s in Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health. Dr. Shah’s research has been on focused on understanding the complex relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease.
She is actively fund...
2021-09-0228 min
Woman to WomanPatricia BoothePatricia Boothe was named Senior Vice President of Trimble Inc.'s Autonomy operating sector in 2019, where she is responsible for leading several businesses focused on deploying autonomy solutions. During her 21 years at Trimble, she has held a variety of leadership positions across various disciplines, including operations, marketing and business leadership. Prior to joining Trimble she held positions in product management, sales and program/account management working in the semiconductor distribution, application software and contract manufacturing industries. Most recently, Patty volunteered as executive sponsor for Trimble's diversity, equity and inclusion initiative, where her advocacy launched Trimble's new Returnship program. Patty earned...
2021-08-3038 min
Woman to WomanWomen in Stem - Panel DiscussionThis podcast episode is based on a "Woman in Stem" panel discussion, recorded in conjunction with Voices in Validation Podcast, and features Valarie King-Bailey(CEO, OnShore Technology Group), Beth Fahnestock(Senior Manager, STERIS Corporation), Barkha Saxena(Chief Data Officer, Poshmark), and Erin Russell(CEO, Health Grizzly).
Women now make up more than 50% of the employee base in the industry – and have been instrumental in the race to the vaccine during the pandemic. Embracing the need for equity and inclusion, leaders are called upon to remove barriers and support the advancement of women in all sectors. Here we assemble a panel of...
2021-08-2757 min
Woman to WomanKalpana PatelKalpana Patel is the owner of kapuPatel Photography, NJ’s finest and award-winning photographer. kapuPatel photography helps you RECONNECT, RENEW and REIGNITE your relationship with yourself and with your loved ones through portraits. They believe in Empowering People Through Portraits.
Before taking up photography full-time, Kalpana was a senior executive in the Pharmaceutical Industry for more than 20 years working in Technical Portfolio Management, Alliance Management, Project Management, and Product Development. Kalpana has worked for companies such as Johnson and Johnson, Abeille Pharmaceuticals, and Shinkei Therapeutics.
Kalpana has an M.Sc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Duquesne University and a Ph.D. in...
2021-08-2325 min
Woman to WomanLeslie BlairLeslie Blair is the Vice President of Marketing at HUTCHMED, a global biopharmaceutical company. For the last 25 years, she has been engaged in the commercialization of innovative medicines to improve and enhance patients’ lives around the world. Leslie found her passion for drug discovery working with clinicians and researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston – seeing the powerful impact that innovative medicines could bring to patients, Leslie knew she had found her path. She earned her MBA at Georgetown University and is equally proud of her undergraduate degrees from Trinity College and Colby-Sawyer College.
Attributing much of her success to the...
2021-08-1632 min
The Business of Pharmacy Podcast™How Pharma Launches Products | Divya Yerraguntla, MMath, MBAFrom new development to commercialization and every stage in between, Divya Yerraguntla has strategized, orchestrated, and led successful, award-winning product launches including 3 blockbuster drugs.
2021-08-0955 min
Woman to WomanSusan SobolovDr. Susan Sobolov, Chief Operating Officer at Caelum Biosciences, is a biopharmaceutical executive and a proven RD leader with a passion for delivering transformative drugs for patients. She has over 23 years of experience across all drug development lifecycle in companies ranging from large caps (Pfizer and Novartis NIBR) to smaller public and private biotech companies (Caelum, Alexion, Fortress Biotech).
She is skilled at communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences and is widely known and respected for uncompromising personal ethics and professional integrity.
She is a board member for Children’s house, Board of Education for Essex. CT, Founding CT Chapter Ch...
2021-08-0630 min
Woman to WomanStacey BruzzeseStacey Bruzzese is currently the Portfolio Lead for the Quality and Validation team at Informa Connect and the Managing Editor and Publisher for the IVT Network. She is responsible for the creative deployment of events, digital products, and publications, ensuring the highest quality deliverables for the industry, including Regulatory Professionals, Industry Thought Leaders, and Manufacturing teams. In addition, she is responsible for the publication of both The Journal of Validation Technology and The Journal of GXP Compliance, which delivers peer-reviewed articles to enhance the knowledge of best practices and awareness of innovation and trends across the industry. Prior to working...
2021-07-3029 min
Woman to WomanJanice Griffiths-HemansJanice is Sr. Director Brand Analytics with AstraZeneca. Intellectually curious Marketer driving business impact across pharmaceutical and FMCG industries by building and evolving insights and analytics organizations and fostering integration with Marketing, Sales, and Market Access. Global and U.S. pipeline, launch, and in-line product experience.
The visionary driver of capabilities and tools to make insights and analytics a competitive advantage, while driving sales growth; Janice has a PhD in Marketing from University of Georgia, Masters in Market Research from the University of Georgia, an MBA in Marketing from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry...
2021-07-2125 min
Woman to WomanLaurie CookeLaurie’s career spans global roles across several industries and continents holding executive roles on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) executive management team. International teams in process improvement, team effectiveness and project management at Hoechst, Hoechst-Roussel, Hoechst Marion Roussel, and Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and hospital pharmacist roles in Seattle, WA.
She currently serves as president and CEO of the Healthcare Businesswomen Association (HBA), a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare. Under her leadership, the organization has grown substantially to a community of more than 50K and 150 companies, with a pres...
2021-07-1237 min
Woman to WomanMadhavi VippulanchaMadhavi Vippulancha is the founder of Vistaraku, a sustainable biodegradable plate and packaging company. Having pursued a double Bachelors in Genetics and Pharmacy , she worked as a pharmacist in California. Upon returning back to India, she pursued a Diploma in Yoga , and learnt permaculture and natural farming techniques. She then started a Sustainable leaf plate and food packaging company, Vistaraku. She also maintains an Organic fruit orchard, mainly Mango , Guava , Papaya, Banana and medicinal herbs , Turmeric in 25 acres farm.
Providing rural women empowerment in Siddipet , Telangana , India, her story has been featured in many media outlets including The Hindu, The...
2021-07-0922 min
Woman to WomanDevon ValentiDevon is Vice President of Marketing for the Transportation Sector of Trimble Inc, an industrial technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds to help solve complex industry challenges around the world. Devon graduated from University of Delaware with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing. She has held B2B and B2C marketing roles in a number of industries including commercial real estate, fintech and digital media.
She loves building positive,collaborative team cultures and believes the strongest asset for any team is bringing together a collection of unique, brilliant minds and perspectives.
Her...
2021-07-0630 min
Woman to WomanMaura CharlesMaura Charles is a digital technology and people leader based in New York who has spent more than 20 years developing digital products and leading transformation for beloved consumer brands. Her passion is the human side of technology work, and she loves helping teams get unstuck. She has extensive experience in digital transformation, product management, marketing, and content strategy with companies in multiple industries. She has worked at the Discovery Channel, Time Inc., Bloomingdale’s, Allergan, Cablevision, and the New York Philharmonic. She launched her own consulting practice in 2021, focusing on digital transformation and digital teams.
She serves on the board of...
2021-06-3031 min
Woman to WomanKristin McLaughlinKristin L. McLaughlin is Committeewoman, Hopewell Township (2017 - Present), Mayor, Hopewell Township 2019 - 2021 (Elected twice by Township Committee to 1-year terms) and member of Democratic Committee, Hopewell Township 2017 - Present (Elected twice to 2-year terms to represent District 5).
Kristin also Volunteered at The Lawrenceville School, and Chapin School, Princeton, NJ(Member, Board of Trustees 2014 - 2020) in various committees. She has also hosted members of the National Rowing team during their training.
Kristin has an undergraduate degree in Scandinavian Studies, Honors from Harvard University, and an MA in Elementary Education from Teacher’s College, Columbia University.
She is married with 3 children an...
2021-06-2728 min
Woman to WomanNirupama SubramanianPassionate about living with purpose and helping people discover their potential to become leaders at work and in their personal lives. She focuses on enabling personal growth along with business impact through customized interventions for organizations.
She completed an undergraduate degree in commerce and an MBA from XLRI in Finance. She worked at Citibank for 5 yrs and then she joined AchieveGlobal, an international training company as the General Manager. Here she discovered her entrepreneurial abilities and her true calling- to teach, coach, and mentor others and design impactful learning interventions. She worked with GE Capital/ Genpact for 3 years and as...
2021-06-2437 min
Woman to WomanPatricia BradleyPatricia Bradley is currently the US Chief Commercial Officer for Huma. Huma is a digital healthcare company transforming decentralized healthcare and research in the US through technology. Patricia has held senior leadership positions as VP of Sales and previously VP of Marketing at Novo Nordisk and has deep commercial experience in market access. She is recognized for building a successful clinical education business unit from the ground up with over 300+ employees. Her team was recognized as best in class within the industry and held national recognition through NCQA for Program Design. She has deep commercial experience having held multiple leadership r...
2021-06-2134 min
Woman to WomanRekha PatricioRekha Patricio is a bilingual, multicultural media and marketing executive of Indian heritage, born and raised in Venezuela. She's helped lead marketing and branding initiatives for well-known corporate and nonprofit brands such as NPR, Discovery and 4-H. Her efforts have won her many industry accolades including Adweek’s “Rising Brand Star of DC” award. Rekha has also worked as a Journalist for NBC News’ Today Show, Dateline and NBC Nightly News as well as CNN en Español and ABC News. She's a graduate of Bryn Mawr College with degrees in Political Science and English. She’s a wife and mother of 4 y...
2021-06-1738 min
Woman to WomanLiz DuffyLiz Duffy became the President of International Schools Services (ISS) in 2015. For the
previous 12 years, she served as the 12 th Head Master of The Lawrenceville School, a boarding
school in New Jersey founded in 1810. Before Lawrenceville, Ms. Duffy worked in leadership
capacities at three educational foundations, and she has served on the boards of numerous
foundations, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. Ms. Duffy received her
undergraduate degree in molecular biology from Princeton University and graduate degrees in
business and education from Stanford University. She and her husband have two college-aged
children.
2021-06-1338 min
Woman to WomanErin RussellErin Russell, FOUNDER AND CEO | HEALTHCARE LEADER and INNOVATOR
Passionate about making healthcare better for consumers. Founder and CEO of Health Grizzly, a consumer-focused digital health startup. Founder and General Manager of Spotlyte, an innovative venture focused on educating and facilitating the healthcare journey for consumers. Built venture from ground up, leading operations, product, design, marketing, and editorial. Experience at larger corporations with an established track record in leading brands and business units in the pharmaceutical industry.
2021-06-0829 min
Woman to WomanBhawna GargBhawna Garg, IAS is the youngest first woman to get the First Rank in All India Civil Services Examination and to continue to hold the top position after professional assessment in LBSNAA
She has held multiple leadership positions within Govt. of India and is currently the Deputy Director General for Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Bhawna is a multi-talented all rounder with various awards such as the Director’s Shield for being First in Order of Merit and Gold Medal for best performance in extra- curricular activities during professional training at LBS National Academy of Administration.
She also wo...
2021-06-0328 min
Woman to WomanJulie MorgensternJulie Morgenstern is an internationally renowned organizing and time management expert, New York Times best-selling author, consultant and speaker. The author of six best-selling books, a consultant to large corporations and a sought-after speaker, Morgenstern has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, and NPR’s Fresh Air and helped thousands of people transform their homes, businesses, and attitudes about every kind of clutter. Known for her passionate, articulate style and warm sense of humor, she has written columns for O Magazine, Redbook, Forbes, and Thrive Global, helping readers’ solve problems by inspiring order in their lives. The “Inside Out” philosophy that is now syn...
2021-05-2735 min
Woman to WomanRewati BhagwatRewati Bhagwat has more than thirty years of global experience in directing macro, regional and local level social services in the field of women, child, and Youth Welfare. She has worked as team leader in children’s Aid Society in Canada. She has advocated for Child Welfare and provided leadership in achieving excellence in the protection of children. She was the CEO of MelJol. Her area of expertise has been programme design and management, Organizational Governance, Developing policies and procedures for organization, staff management development. She served as a task force member for Child Participation in Aflatoun Program globally. She ha...
2021-05-2527 min
Woman to WomanDanielle CoboSpend a few minutes reading Danielle’s blogs, and you will find a women passionate about helping women step into their dream job and earn the salary they are worth. Danielle is regarded as an out-of-the-box thinker that takes an innovative and strategic approach to enhancing women’s personal brands and achieving long-term career success.
Danielle earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a minor in Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. With over 14 years in medical sales experience, including 7 years as a senior sales leader for a medial aesthetic Fortune 500 company, Danielle mastered interviewing techniques to uncover top tale...
2021-05-2036 min
Woman to WomanAlina VandenbergheStarted her own company before high school. Sold lipstick and her tech skills. Decided to do a master in computer science because make-up was a low margin business. She went on to create the first mobile products with millions of users for Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, Pearson. Some of them went to be keynoted on stage by Steve Jobs.
The past few years have got her back to entrepreneurship and it fits her like a glove. She founded Chili Piper that boosts buyer engagement for cool companies like Spotify, Airbnb, Twillio, Shopify and thousands others. She is also the co-founder at...
2021-05-1729 min
Woman to WomanTracy TsaiTracy Tsai has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry in various roles, including equity research, relationship management, communications and marketing. She is also a certified leadership and career coach for women. As a coach, her mission is to empower women to discover their unique personal success formula, as no two women are the same. She particularly enjoys working with women of color and helping them navigate the unique challenges they face.
Tracy graduated from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. She is a mother of two and loves teaching, creating connections, and inspiring growth.
2021-05-1130 min
Woman to WomanAbhilasha RamasamyAbhilasha Ramasamy is a Senior Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) leading the Obesity ,non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) portfolio, and other pipeline therapeutic areas at Novo Nordisk. Abhilasha joined Novo Nordisk, Inc. in June 2017. She has over 13 years of experience
working in the Pharmaceutical industry. Prior to Novo Nordisk, Abhilasha has worked for Bayer and Allergan in varying capacities in Real World Outcomes Data Generation and HEOR roles supporting multiple therapeutic areas ranging from Oncology, Alzheimer’s disease, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder,
Depression and Chronic Low Back Pain.
Abhilasha got her Pharmacy degree and Master of Science in Biological Sciences de...
2021-05-0629 min
Woman to WomanCharlene FrizzeraCharlene Frizzera is the President and CEO of CF Health Advisors, a health policy and business strategy advisory firm, she co-founded with her partner, Jeremy Brown, after serving 30 years of federal service at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Prior to CF Health Advisors, Ms. Frizzera was the Acting Administrator of CMS, where she was responsible for all policy and operational management for CMS. Over Ms. Frizzera’s thirty year career at CMS she gained extensive, in-depth policy and operational
knowledge having previously held the positions of Chief Operating Officer of CMS, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and...
2021-05-0342 min
Woman to WomanDeborah Pan DornerDeborah Pan Dorner, MS is a Founder of Bond of Matter, a healthcare communications agency servicing pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Deb’s lifelong passions for two seemingly disparate disciplines, science and writing, became the driving force behind creating a company whose mission is excellence in both. At Bond and Matter, she leads a team of creative scientists who challenge traditionally siloed agency roles – and bring complex clinical data to life with compelling narratives and creative execution. Deb received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a minor in Writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Master of S...
2021-04-2928 min
Woman to WomanAmbre Brown MorleyAmbre Brown Morley is the Senior Director, Commercial Communications at Novo Nordisk Inc. in Plainsboro, New Jersey, where she oversees a team responsible for internal and external diabetes and obesity public relations activities. She also leads communications around product and scientific data, commercial sponsorships, and strategic patient and celebrity engagement.
An award-winning communications professional and former journalist, Ambre joined Novo Nordisk in 2008, and in 2011, worked in a global communications role, splitting her time between Copenhagen, Denmark and the U.S. In 2019, she completed a short-term assignment in Tokyo, Japan leading communications ahead of two brand launches. In 2015 she was named...
2021-04-2635 min
Woman to WomanDenise MuellerDenise is currently the Chief Business Officer and Member of the Management Board at Affimed. She has built a strong reputation for developing high-impact strategies, structures, teams, and alliances that have fueled business results, impact to stock value, and market expansion across multiple therapeutic areas.
In her current role, within the last 2 ½ years Denise led the capture of $156M in cash via upfront payments thru business development and advanced the company’s position as a pioneer in immuno-oncology. She secured strategic collaborations with Genentech and Roivant as well as clinical and pre-clinical collaborations with Merck, Roche, NKMax, and Artiva.
Concurrently, as...
2021-04-2233 min
Woman to WomanHeidemarie SchnellHeidemarie is Head of Digital and Consumer Marketing for Pear Therapeutics. While the most obvious description of Heidemarie’s career is a “pharmaceutical marketing executive”, her goal is really to help simplify the complexities that everyday consumers and patients often run into when considering health care decisions in their lives. With almost 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, in the last five years she’s transitioned from traditional healthcare to the growing area of digital health and bio-technology, and today has a role in introducing and defining the new world of digital therapeutics.
2021-04-1926 min
Woman to WomanDr. Shailja DixitDr. Shailja Dixit is CEO of Curio Digital Therapeutics. Dr. Dixit is a Physician Executive with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare and life sciences industry. She has been in executive leadership at Sanofi, Allergan, and GE and has been responsible for launching a number of innovative medicines. She was voted innovator of the year at GE in 2008, nominated as a Top 50 Thought Leader in “Big Data” in Life Sciences in 2016, and featured in the Pharma Executive Magazine cover-page article “Real-World Evidence: From Volume to Value” (Oct 13, 2016). Shailja has built and has had successful exits with many projects.
2021-04-1626 min
Woman to WomanTrent OliverTrent Oliver is the Founder and Principal, Managing Director, Blue Telescope and Themed Entertainment Association-Eastern Board President. Her career embodies the circuitous path so many of the former theater people take. After starting in theatrical production, she migrated into film and digital creations and then co-founded her own company, Blue Telescope.
As Managing Director, she has seen Blue Telescope grow to be both respected and lauded, as she guides an in-house team that's won (way) more than 100 awards for creativity for our engaging, boundary-pushing interactives.
She is also a triathlete and a marathon runner.
2021-04-1233 min
Woman to WomanDr. Afroze Abdul HaiDr. Hai has been a Pediatrician for almost 24 years. She was born and raised in Hyderabad, India in an idyllic little town. She worked in a leadership position (chief Pediatrician) at a Federally qualified health center in Flint Michigan. She loved her role both as a Pediatrician and an advocate for my patients , especially since inner city Flint has a population that is extremely underserved ,with complex medical and social challenges . She worked here for 10 years before moving to a Pediatrics focused health center , in the same city. She was the Director of Pediatrics, with a team of Nurse practitioners...
2021-04-0929 min
Woman to WomanMylene IslerMylene is a High-Performance Coach and the founder of Mindful Leader Athlete. She leverages her long-standing Human Resources experience to help professionals engage with and energize their work. Her passion for Fitness, Nutrition and Personal Growth allows her to create unique programs for executives and professionals to accelerate their growth in their career and personal life.
2021-04-0528 min
Woman to WomanFran De SenaFran is a senior pharmaceutical strategic communications and marketing executive, with more than 25 years of multi-faceted experience in progressive communications and marketing roles, who leverages her diverse skills across product and corporate public relations, media relations, regulatory affairs, social media, influencer marketing, crisis management, internal/external communications, and alliance management. Her leadership qualities shine through when uniquely navigating and managing the changing dynamics through multiple corporate acquisitions, while seamlessly managing large and small communications teams for products ranging from high science to the world’s most consumerized pharmaceutical brand, Botox. Whether working for companies creating high-impact therapies or up-and-coming pharmaceuticals th...
2021-03-3123 min
Woman to WomanBharati NadkarniBharati Nadkarni is a global expert with more than 20 years of collaborative expertise in IP strategy, IP due diligence for M/A, management of IP litigation through a cost-effective and business-driven strategy for generics and brands.
She founded Appropriate Ip Services in 2019 that works with healthcare companies to provide inputs on product identification and IP strategy, Business development and Regulatory science, by providing a unique value to the client in working from product identification to product launch.
She is the ex-Global Vice President for IP and Portfolio Planning for SUN Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited, where she was responsible for product identification...
2021-03-2936 min
Woman to WomanMelinda WolfeMelinda Wolfe has served as Chief People Officer and led talent initiatives with a passionate focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Ms. Wolfe began her career in public finance at Merrill Lynch where she managed billions of dollars of project finance and public power transactions for public and private sector clients.
Ms. Wolfe has held the chief HR role at private, private equity-backed and public companies, all with global reach and each at critical inflection points in their size and evolution.
Additionally, Ms. Wolfe has overseen Social Impact and Corporate Social Responsibility efforts that have been a centerpiece of employee...
2021-03-2634 min
Woman to WomanBlandine LacroixBlandine Lacroix is Corporate Vice President, Biopharm and Strategy, and a member of
the US Executive Team at Novo Nordisk Inc. She is on a journey to find her voice and
become more active through her writing in sharing her experiences and learnings to
inspire and empower women, young and diverse talent. She wants to connect with
audiences through narratives that are honest and relatable in hopes of helping others
uncover their passion and find their purpose, inner strength, and their ability to make a
difference.
As a global executive in healthcare, her philosophy as a leader is to believe i...
2021-03-1937 min
Woman to WomanMoulakshi RoychowdhuryMoulakshi (Mou) Roychowdhury, Pharm.D., J.D. is the Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs, US Advertising and Promotion at Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company and leads a team of professionals who advise the company on FDA regulations. Moulakshi is passionate about finding creative and compliant ways to communicate with consumers and healthcare providers to optimize their knowledge in making healthcare decisions. Moulakshi has found her niche working on unique pharmaceutical direct-to-consumer promotion and digital transformations and believes that if intentions are ethical and in support of public health, compliant paths forward must exist. Moulakshi is also dedicated to growing and...
2021-03-1530 min
Woman to WomanBeth BehrendBeth Behrend is President of the Board of Education of the Princeton Public Schools, where she has recently begun her second three-year term. Professionally, Beth is a corporate attorney with global experience advising Fortune 500 companies on financings, joint ventures, acquisitions, governance, and regulatory matters. After 18 years of active legal practice, Beth led the Riverside School PTO, raised over $50,000 for Princeton school gardens, advocated for garden educators and the integration of garden education into district-wide curriculum, worked with District leadership as a member of the PTO Council and taught religious education at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton (UUCP). She has...
2021-03-0831 min
Woman to WomanMara IsaacsMara Isaacs (Producer) is a Tony® and Grammy® Award winning producer and founder of Octopus Theatricals, an independent production company dedicated fostering an expansive range of compelling theatrical works for local, national and international audiences. While she is best known as the lead producer of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown on Broadway, and currently oversees more than 20 projects on the Octopus roster, she has produced over 150 productions that have been seen around the US and in the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America. She runs Sing It Again Records, an indie record label founded in 2019 and is a...
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