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
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 life sciences, financial services, legal, and government sectors, including serving as a board director of numerous organizations. She is currently the CEO and a board member of the Church Pension Group (CPG), a pension and financial services company that … 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
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 and Independent Board Member of Village Farms International (NASDAQ VFF), the former President MDV and Chief Legal Officer of SpartanNash Company (Fortune 500/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 … Read more
Sarah H. McConnell
Sarah Hlavinka McConnell serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Xerox Corporation. Prior to joining Xerox, Ms. McConnell served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for ABM Industries. Earlier in her career, she was Acting General Counsel for Fisher Scientific International’s $10 billion merger … Read more
Mary Jo Johnson
Mary Jo Johnson is a leading securities lawyer with an extensive career working with boards of directors and management of public corporations. She has been a trusted advisor to directors and companies in diverse industries including technology, healthcare, life sciences, financial services, banking, mortgage servicing and insurance to name a … Read more
Stasia D. Kelly
Stasia Kelly, Senior Advisor to the Chair and Executive Director of Client Relations at DLA Piper, has extensive experience as both outside counsel and as a general counsel and brings these perspectives to her practice, working closely with boards of directors, general counsel and in-house legal teams, helping clients design … Read more