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: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
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
Lisa J. Brown
Lisa J. Brown is an accomplished global C-suite executive and corporate Board member with diverse experience in a variety of industries including, automotive, transportation technology, consumer healthcare and pharma, medical devices, agrisciences and chemicals, industrial minerals, mining, and industrial manufacturing.
Since August 2020, Ms. Brown serves on the Board of … 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
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
Rebecca Wing
Rebecca Wing is an experienced General Counsel and interim CEO of a $500,000,000 financial services conglomerate. Ms. Wing has over 25 years of experience in advising companies and has extensive crisis management skills. She is also a corporate board director (since 2005) for Sleeping Bear Inc., a privately held manufacturer.… 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
The Hon. Lynn Schenk
Having decades of experience as a public company board member of Fortune 500 and smaller companies, and having served at the highest levels of State and Federal government, my objective is to leverage that professional and life experience by adding value to private or public companies, including portfolio companies of … 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
Sandra Phillips Rogers
Sandra Phillips Rogers is a seasoned executive and public company board member with a breadth of experience strategically managing complex corporate issues, integrating business, legal and stakeholder relations to achieve successful outcomes. Rogers is group vice president, chief legal officer, general counsel and corporate secretary for Toyota Motor North America, … Read more