Eve N. Howard is a proven, senior leader and recognized expert with more than 30 years of experience in corporate governance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions, diversity and inclusion, risk management, and disclosure. In addition to serving as a trusted advisor to public company boards and … Read more
Industry Experience: Health Care
Linda A. Willett
Linda A. Willett is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, the largest health insurance company in New Jersey with almost $12B in revenue in 2020. She works with the Company’s CEO and management team to set strategy and drive business outcomes including transforming … Read more
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
Ms. Wilson-Thompson is the founder and operator of a human capital executive consulting firm, KWT, LLC with a client base of Fortune 50 companies. Ms. Wilson-Thompson is also an independent Board Director currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors for Tesla, McKesson Corporation, and Wolverine Worldwide. She … Read more
Marianne D. Short
Marianne Short was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, UnitedHealth Group and member of Office of the Chief Executive in December 2012. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of legal, regulatory and compliance matters across the enterprise. UnitedHealth Group is the most diversified health care company in the … Read more
Karen Silverman
Karen is a leading voice on practical governance strategies for AI and frontier technologies. She brings over three decades of experience advising on complex global business and legal issues and now leads an innovative, advisory group that supports leaders in business and government on workable governance practices for both novel … Read more
Susan T. Smith
Susan T. Smith is a semi-retired executive who most recently served on the boards of Engineering World Health (Durham, NC) and The Rosecrance Foundation Board – Chicago. She is a neutral arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and is fully retired from legal practice.
Ms. Smith served as Senior Vice … Read more
Christine J. Spadafor
Christine J. Spadafor is an experienced corporate, private equity, venture capital, university and non-profit board director with deep expertise in regulatory compliance and quality, enterprise growth strategies, corporate transitions, corporate sustainability, M&A, turnarounds, and risk management. She has a demonstrated track record leading both domestic and international initiatives at the … Read more
Catherine Sazdanoff
Catherine is a board member and consultant with extensive global healthcare experience. She is an independent director of the Board of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) and of Vascugen, Inc. (privately held), and formerly of InMed, Inc. (NASDAQ: INM). Catherine is President/ CEO of Sazdanoff Consulting LLC and serves as … Read more
Marla S. Persky
Marla Persky is CEO and President of WOMN LLC, a company dedicated to helping women succeed in the business of law by increasing their knowledge of and acuity with financial drivers, client development, and leadership. Throughout her professional life, Ms. Persky has had the opportunity to understand and practice business … Read more
Carla Newell
Strategic Business Leader | Board Member | Governance and Risk Expert
Carla is an accomplished executive and seasoned board member with leadership experience across private equity, technology, consumer internet, digital health and regulated industries. She has a proven ability to drive growth, enhance governance, and navigate complex regulatory environments. She … Read more