HBA Advisory Board

The HBA advisory board provides strategic direction on how the HBA can further the advancement of women’s careers in healthcare worldwide through HBA initiatives. The board is made up of an invited group of senior executives in the healthcare industry that represent a diverse membership and who are willing to support the HBA mission for a three-year term. This year’s Advisory Board is chaired by Freda Lewis-Hall, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer from Pfizer Inc.

Kelly Barnes
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Beth Battaglina Cahill
Executive Director
HealthyWomen

Steve Benscoter
VP, Global HR, Stryker Instruments
Stryker Corporation

Daria Blackwell
Founder
Knowledge Clinic

Joseph Boccuzi
Senior Director
Spencer Stuart

Neriman Botas
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Eisai Inc.

Ian Clark
CEO
Genentech, Inc.

Deirdre Connelly
President of North American Pharmaceuticals
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.

Deborah Dunsire, MD
President & CEO
Millennium Pharmaceuticals: The Takeda Oncology Company

Diane Gage Lofgren
SVP, Brand Strategy, Communications & Public Relations
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.

Alex Gorsky
Worldwide Chairman, Medical Devices & Diagnostics
Johnson & Johnson

C. Taney Hamill
Co-Founder
Silopanna Healthcare Consulting

Tim Hayes
S V P and Region Head, North America
Bayer Healthcare Consumer Care

William Ippolito
Chief Information Officer
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.

Lisa Latts
Vice President, Public Health Policy
WellPoint, Inc

Freda Lewis-Hall, MD
Chair, 2011 HBA Advisory Board
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Pfizer Inc.

Carol Nadelson, MD
Director, Office for Women’s Careers
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Judy O’Hagan
Vice President, US Human Resources
Sanofi

Eiry Wyn Roberts
Vice President – Project/Program Medical
Eli Lilly & Co.

Frederick Robinson, Esq
Partner
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

Hadar Ron, MD, LLB
Managing Partner
Israel Healthcare Ventures Ltd.

Catherine Angell Sohn
GSK Executive (Retired) & Founder and President
Sohn Health Strategies, LLC

Mark Swindell
President, Vaccines, Specialty Care Business Unit
Pfizer

Nancy Wysenski
Chief Commercial Officer
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Ceci Zak
Head, Commercial Training and Digital
Sanofi

Meryl Zausner
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation