2023 HBA Luminaries
Congratulations to the 2023 HBA Luminaries
The HBA Luminary award was introduced in 2014 as part of the HBA’s 25th anniversary of the Woman of the Year (WOTY). This year, the HBA is proud to recognize 78 senior women, identified by their Corporate Partner companies, who serve as a role model in their company, actively mentor and sponsor others, help advance other women’s careers and exhibit dedication to the healthcare industry. These luminary leaders have more than 20 years of professional industry experience.
Stephanie Manson Brown, VP, Head, Clinical Development, Aesthetic Medicine
AbbVie Inc.
Alisa Wilson, PhD, West Life Sciences Lead, Managing Director
Accenture
Donna Hanson, Senior Director, Strategy and Optimization
Advanced Clinical
Nada Obeid-Asad, Executive Director, Regional Accounts
Amgen Inc.
Judy Kannenberg, VP, Primary Focus Regulatory Affairs Head, BioPharma Development
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
Wendy Erler, VP, Head, Patient Experience and Insights
AstraZeneca
Mariam Koohdary, Deputy General Counsel
AstraZeneca
Andrea Talty, VP, Product Optimization
athenahealth
Betsy Callas, VP, Integrated Marketing and Brand Strategy
Atlas
Marcelle Pires, Head, Global Customer Success Center of Excellence
Bayer AG
Ana Paula Santiago, Director, Operations
BD
Sarah Jennison, Senior Director, Family Access Managers
Biogen
Debra Forster, VP, Human Pharma Business Law
Boehringer Ingelheim
Florencia Davel, GM, LatAm and Local Representative COE
Bristol Myers Squibb
Wendy Short Bartie, Chief of Staff to CEO
Bristol Myers Squibb
Sandra Sykes, Global Director, Medical Safety
Cardinal Health
Wendy P. Austin, SVP, Operations
City of Hope Orange County
Kavitha Lokesh, GM, Head, Life Sciences, R&D
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Karen Netherton, VP, Quality
CSL Seqirus
Mary Pinder-Schenck, VP, Head, Global Medical Affairs, Oncology
Daiichi Sankyo
Liz Gross, VP, Business Development
Doximity
Ashley Diaz-Granados, SVP, US Immunology
Eli Lilly and Company
Shelley Ford, Associate VP, IDS MDU IT
Eli Lilly and Company
Teresa Perney, Chief Regulatory Officer
EQRx
Michelle Ziekert, Managing Director, ECD
EVERSANA
Lisa Banker, Principal
EY (Ernst & Young) - US
Janet Dorling, SVP, Global Commercial Product Strategy and Operations
Gilead Sciences
Divya Iyer, VP, Strategy and Business Development
GoodRx
Saqi Mehta, Senior Director, DE&I
GoodRx
Zara Muradali, Life Science Industry Tax Partner
Grant Thornton LLP
Sukanya Choudhury, EVP, Regulatory Affairs, India, Emerging Markets
GSK
Cynthia Herrli, Executive Creative Director
Havas Health & You
Julie Robinson, SVP, Group Account Lead
Health & Wellness Partners, LLC
Keli Walbert, EVP, US Operations
Horizon Therapeutics
Monica Leipold, Executive Director, Strategic Projects and Business Initiatives
Imbrium Therapeutics
Tracy Holloman, Consultant
Insigniam
Laurene Isip, VP, Global Corporate Communications and Marketing
Integra LifeSciences
Gurpreet Kaur, VP, Global Business Analytics and Reporting
Integra LifeSciences
Meryle Bemnet, Head, Clinical Nurse Education
Ipsen Bioscience
Eileen Connolly, Executive Director, Global Regulatory Affairs - Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC)
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Anu Hans, VP, Strategic Initiatives and PMO, Janssen Supply Chain
Johnson & Johnson
Jill McConnell, SVP and CFO, Labcorp Drug Development
Labcorp
Andrea Parks, VP, Healthcare Sales Operations
LexisNexis Health Care - Elsevier
Marci Chodroff, MD, FACP, VP, Medical Affairs
Magellan Rx Management
Janet Butler, EVP, Head, Life Sciences Engagement Global Sales
Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes Company
Jennifer Finnegan McCafferty, SVP, CMC, Regulatory and Quality
Merck & Co., Inc.
Rashmi Gupta, Senior Director, Sales, Global Pharmaceutical, and Life Sciences
Microsoft
Shaun Winn, Senior Director, HR
Neurelis, Inc.
Ingrid Delaet, Chief Regulatory Officer
Neurocrine Biosciences
Sarah Creviston, VP, Global Patient Advocacy and Government Affairs
Novartis Corporation
Ayana Champagne, Corporate VP, HR
Novo Nordisk
Jennifer Gage, Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry
Omeros Corporation
Jennifer Halchak, VP, Investor Relations
Organon
Iris Melendez, VP, Talent and Diversity
Organon
Debbie Profit, Applied Innovation and Processes
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Melanie Turieo, Head, Technology and Product Development, Health and Life Sciences
PA Consulting Services Ltd.
Amy McKee, CMO and Global Head, Oncology Center of Excellence
Parexel
Tanya Alcorn, SVP, Sterile Injectables and Biotech Operations, PGS
Pfizer Inc.
Kathy Fernando, SVP Head of Pfizer Ignite and Pfizer CentreOne
Pfizer Inc.
Jodi Perez, VP, US Hematology and Biosimilars Leads, Biopharma
Pfizer Inc.
Kara Siak, Divisional VP, Sales Commercialization and Operations
Pharmavite
Jennifer Bryant, EVP, Policy and Research
PhRMA
Lori Reilly, COO
PhRMA
Kylie O'Keefe, Chief Commercial Officer
PTC Therapeutics
Kara Dugan, President, Razorfish Health
Publicis Health
Patty Ryan, Chief Information Security Officer
QuidelOrtho
Emily Poe, Group President and Chief Strategy Officer, Integrated Marketing Communications
Real Chemistry
Kate Rowbotham, SVP, Head of Customer Engagement
Roche Genentech
Raquel Mura, Head, R&D Global Operations North America
Sanofi
Sue Giordano, PhD, VP, Head, Field Medical
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sumitomo Pharma America Holdings, Inc.
Jennifer Sozio, SVP, Clinical Operations
Syneos Health
Charlotte Owens, MD, VP, Head, Center for Health Equity and Patient Affairs
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kate Friday, Senior Director, US Patient Services
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Kathy O'Connell, EVP, Sales and Marketing
ThinkGen
Gail Myburgh, VP, Global Product Strategy
Travere Therapeutics
Georgia McGaughey, VP, Data and Computational Sciences
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Emily House, Senior Director, Retail Trade Strategy
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Eva Struckmeyer, Associate Principal
ZS Associates