Woman to Woman

As 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 ven...

Susan 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, mus...

Rachel 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 publish...

Amy 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 facilit...

Kyoko 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 u...

Jennifer 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...

Dr 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...

Christina 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 So...

Sarianne 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 mor...

Laura-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 ent...

Kiran 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 knowle...

Julia 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...

Candice 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 he...

Bosky 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 Vanc...

Jessica 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; C...

Cynthia 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...

Neomi 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. Durin...

Patricia 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 posi...

This 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 –...

Kalpana 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 t...

Leslie 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 i...

Dr. 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...

Stacey 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 team...

Janice 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...

Madhavi 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, Vis...