b'MEMBER SPOTLIGHTSWhy has it been necessary to create the Collaborativethis first ever industry consortium?The consortiums bold and progressive agenda emulates my personal mission. Working with other healthcare executive-level thought leaders to strategize, prioritize and execute is a rewarding experience that will benefit the whole industry. Women bring different perspectives, experiences and approaches to business, resulting in a diverse workplace and better company performance. The Collaborative is An interview withusing transformative data to surface the significant gaps of women in leadership in the healthcare industry coupled CYNTHIA PATTON with a rigorous agenda to blaze the trail for change.What makes this consortium unique compared to other Senior Vice President and Chiefinitiatives/investments happening in your own organization?Compliance Officer Advancing women in leadership requires a broader spectrum of stakeholders and allies to drive change. The uniqueness of the consortium is that mission driven healthcare senior leaders are strategizing opportunities for advancement and Why was it critical for your organization to besetting the priorities that encompass more than just one involved in the Gender Parity Collaborative? healthcare company. Equally important, the consortiums Its no secret that women have faced greater barriers inpurposeful concentration on creating meaningful and securing leadership opportunities in business, including insustainable outcomes, such as driving gender diversity our industry of healthcare. Im proud of Amgens commitmentresults with business results and compensation and to our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging company priorities,recognition, arms leaders with key change agents that which ties nicely with the important work of the Collaborative.we can take back into our individual organizations. Ive already begun to introduce our collaborative initiativesHow has your company benefited from the Collaborative into Amgens Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging priorities. discussion forums with like-minded industry peers?Weve benefited with a unique opportunity to co-create with As one of your organizations leaders, why are you personally committed to advancing gender parity in the workplace? like-minded industry peers, and advance conversations that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, Lifes most persistent andalign and mobilize leaders, key influencers, and decision urgent question is, what are you doing for others? Its one ofmakers. Specifically, at Amgen, we are working on engaging my favorite quotes and a constant reminder of my commitmentmen as allies, one of the Collaboratives priorities, including to the development, mentorship and sponsorship of Amgenswith male senior leadership who have now created functional talent pipeline, especially women. As an African Americanpriorities around our diversity, inclusion and belonging efforts.woman, its important to me to utilize leadership opportunities to prioritize our agenda around women of color, who far too CYNTHIA PATTONoften receive unbalanced representation in decision-making which leads to uneven opportunities for advancement. Ive made it my personal mission to build a community of leadersThe Collaborative is using transformative at Amgen who are equally driven to change the narrativedata to surface the significant gaps of and ensure gender parity is an expectation and not a rule.women in leadership in the healthcare industry coupled with a rigorous agenda to blaze the trail for change.For more info visit genderparity.hbanet.org 5'