Woman to Woman

Mamta 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...

Dori 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 establi...

Erica 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 ke...

Andrea 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, gr...

Stephanie 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...

E. 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 wa...

Jamie 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 p...

Imène 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 econ...

Namita 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...

Amanda 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.

Lygeia 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...

Catherine 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 ev...

Wendy 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...

From 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...

Dawn 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 cent...

Renu 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...

Christina 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 transform...

Thought 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 s...

Tawana, 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 Gl...

Dr. 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 profe...

Alicia 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 co...

Joy 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...

Camille 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 sen...

At 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...

Terri 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. Terr...