Sally A. Thurston is a strategic business partner who recently retired from global law firm Skadden Arps. Ms. Thurston was a results-oriented tax advisor to Fortune 500 companies on multi-billion dollar transactions for 35 years and is an expert on combinations between US and foreign multinationals, cross-border structures and post-acquisition … Read more
Industry Experience: Insurance
Mary Smith
Mary Smith is an independent board member, former CEO of a $6 billion national healthcare organization and C-suite executive with 25+ years of business experience. Mary currently serves on the board of PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of … Read more
Alice Young
Summary of Key Contributions
- 40+ years of business and legal experience in diverse industries advising multinationals and entrepreneurs in a global economy.
- Extensive knowledge of cross-cultural and international business and geopolitical relations, with a particular focus on Asia.
- Strong relationships with decision-makers, especially in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and
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
Mary Kate Wold
Mary Kate Wold has held leadership positions in the pharmaceutical and healthcare, financial services, legal, and government sectors, including sitting on the boards of numerous organizations. She is the CEO and a board member of the Church Pension Group (CPG), a pension and financial services company that is headquartered in … 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
Helen P. Pudlin
Ms. Pudlin recently retired from the PNC Financial Services Group where she served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. She served as General Counsel for more than 18 years and was a member of the Executive Committee of the corporation. Before joining PNC, she was a partner in the
Karen Ostad
Karen Ostad is an internationally recognized leader in structuring and implementing business reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, primarily involving financially distressed or emerging markets companies. Her experience is global (including Europe, China, Japan, India, and South America) and she has led transactions in many industries including insurance, banking and other financial … Read more
Janet L. Miller
Janet L. Miller is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for University Hospitals. She is a member of the executive team who turned around a 6 hospital system and transformed it into the nearly $4B health care system it is today. The health delivery system now includes teaching hospitals … Read more
Kathleen Mahoney
Kathleen M. Mahoney is the former Chief Legal Officer and President MDV of SpartanNash Company (Fortune: 400/NASDAQ SPTN), a food distribution and retail company. Named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Michigan by Crain’s (2016): a Woman of Influence in the Food Industry by the Griffin Report (2018); … Read more