Springboard’s Life Sciences Council is a well-connected, highly respected group of experts across the world of biotech, pharma, medical devices, and health IT who invest their “human capital” in Springboard and our pipeline of high-growth, women-led companies.
Members advise and support our annual life science industry initiatives by actively advocating on behalf of Springboard among peers and within the business community and by leveraging their expertise and network to provide connections, perspective, prestige, and strategic input.
SUSAN ACKER-WALSH
CREO, INC.
SHAZIA AHMAD
PATIENT & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT THOUGHT LEADER
JAHANARA ALI
WEILL CORNELL UNIVERSITY
CHARLOTTE ALLERTON
PFIZER
DEBRA APRUZZESE
AXIA11G CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
CAROL ASHE
NEW YORK GENOME CENTER
SUJUAN BA NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
SHEILA BABNIS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
FAZ BASHI
PORTFOLIA FEMTECH FUND
KIAN BEYZAVI
COTA CAPITAL
RASHIDA BOBB
BRICKS HEALTH
SARAH BODARY
DARWIN BODARY CONSULTING
JANICE BOURQUE
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL
RACHEL BRAUN SCHERL
SPARK SOLUTIONS FOR GROWTH
LAURA BREGE
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC.
CORINNE BRIGHT
TULAVI THERAPEUTICS
VITA CASSESE
MARDON MANAGEMENT ADVISORS
FAITH CHARLES
THOMPSON HINE LLP
TERRY CHASE
PRAVIN CHATURVEDI
OCEANYX PHARMACEUTICALS
PAMELA CONTAG, PhD
BIOECLIPSE THERAPEUTICS
ELLEN CORENSWET
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
MOLLY COYE
AVIA
SUZANNE CROSS
SZYWALK, LLC
JILL DAILEY
CVS-AETNA
LEENA DAS-YOUNG
RANIBIO GROUP LLC
AMY DAVIS
ELI LILLY & COMPANY
TERESA DELUCA
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
SARA DEMY
DEMY-COLTON
RACHEL DESCENZA
MOLINA HEALTHCARE
ANN DEWITT
THE ENGINE
KAREN DREXLER
RESMED
SUZETTE DUTCH
TRIATHLON MEDICAL VENTURES
JOAN FALLON
CUREMARK
STACY FELD
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
DEBORAH FINE
MIR SCIENTIFIC
KATHE P. FOX, PhD
INDEPENDENT ADVISOR
JULIANA GARAIZAR
PORTFOLIA
GAIL GARLAND
ONTARIO BIOSCIENCE INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
JAMES J. GILLESPIE
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
PAMELA GOLDBERG
MEDICAL DEVICE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM
JENNIFER FRIEL GOLDSTEIN
SILICON VALLEY BANK
CYNDI GREEN
CT INNOVATIONS
JILL GRIFFITHS
GRIFFITHS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LLC
ADELE GULFO
SUMITOVANT BIOPHARMA
JOSEPH GULFO
ALTIUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
LAURIE HALLORAN
HALLORAN CONSULTING GROUP
ELMA HAWKINS
REDPIN THERAPEUTICS
LINDA HOGAN
LLH ASSOCIATES LLC
MARY HOLLAND
FORMERLY OF MRI GLOBAL
CLAIRE HOUSTON
PULSAR VASCULAR
CSH CONSULTING SERVICES
IRENE HRUSOVSKY
BELLE CAPITAL USA
NAN HUTCHINSON
INDEPENDENT ADVISOR
EVA JACK
MERSANA THERAPEUTICS
ELIZABETH JEFFORDS
AKORN, INC.
ANNALISA JENKINS
FASTERCURES, A CENTER OF THE MILKEN INSTITUTE
CHRIS JONES
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK
KRISTI JONES
NEXIMMUNE
SOFIJA JOVIC
LIFE SCIENCE EXECUTIVE & BOARD MEMBER
ANJALI KATARIA
MYTONOMY, INC.
SHANN KERNER
METAMATERIALS
SANJAY KHURANA
CVS HEALTH
NINA KJELLSON
CANAAN PARTNERS
THOMAS KLUZ
QUALCOMM VENTURES
EMILY LEVY
LIFE SCIENCES BOARD ADVISOR
KATE LIEBELT
ABBVIE
LUCY LU
LIFE SCIENCE ANGELS
ELLEN LUBMAN
WEREWOLF THERAPEUTICS
REBECCA MACKINNON
5TH DIMENSION STRATEGIES LLC
ANGÈLE MAKI
RECODE THERAPEUTICS
ANNA MARONEY
ABBVIE
SHARON MATES
INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES INC.
SYLVIA MCBRINN
BIOALTA, ILYA PHARMA
IRENA MELNIKOVA
SVB LEERINK
DAVID S. MEMEL
CARDINAL HEALTH
NANCY MILLER-RICH
TEN63 THERAPEUTICS, AURORA BIO
JULIE MURCHINSON
AVIA
ANAHITA NAKHJIRI
ECHO HEALTH VENTURES
NINA NASHIF
GENERATION HEALTH
AZIN NEZAMI
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS
SARA NÚÑEZ-GARCÍA
FORTY51 VENTURES
CATHERINE OYLER
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
VALERIE PALMIERI
ASPIRA WOMEN’S HEALTH
DORIS PETERKIN
ONCOPEP
HEATHER PRESTON
PIVOTAL BIOVENTURES
LAURA RANDA
CURIO DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS
LEE RAUCH
MIRAGEN THERAPEUTICS
LISA RICCIARDI
M.M. DILLON & COMPANY
EIRY ROBERTS
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES
JILL ROBINSON
ROBINSON CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
LOLETA ROBINSON FORTIS INDUSTRIES, LLC
MARY ROZENMAN, PhD
INSITRO
BARBARA RYAN
BARBARA RYAN ADVISORS
CORSEE SANDERS, PhD
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
ADRIANN SAX
VETIGENICS LLC
ANYA SCHIESS
HEALTHY VENTURES
KAY SCHWICHTENBERG
CENTRAL LIFE SCIENCES
LAURA SCOTT SILICON VALLEY BANK
VANITHA SEKAR
MERCK
STACEY SELTZER
AISLING CAPITAL
DEBANTI SENGUPTA
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
RACHEL SHA
SANOFI
NICK SHAH, PhD
DiCE MOLECULES
AMITA SHUKLA
VITAMITA
SHWETA SINGH MANIAR
GOOGLE
CATHERINE SOHN
BIOECLIPSE THERAPEUTICS
CARLA SMITH
CARLA SMITH HEALTH, LLC
KAREN SPILIZEWSKI
RIVERVEST VENTURE PARTNERS
LILIAN STERN
STERN INVESTOR RELATIONS, INC
DIANE SULLIVAN
ORTHOGENRX
ALISON TAUNTON-RIGBY
DIRECTOR & TRUSTEE, HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCES AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
MURIELLE THINARD-MCLANE
ONTERA, INC.
SUSAN TORROELLA
ARMADA HEALTH
DR. NICK VAN TERHEYDEN
INCREMENTAL HEALTHCARE
JULIA VARSHAVSKY
OCCAMPOINT, LLC
ALAN WALKER
KANEKA AMERICAS INC.
NICOLE WALKER
ARBORETUM VENTURES
TRACY WARREN
ASTARTE MEDICAL
YAEL WEISS
ULTRAGENYX
PHYLLIS WHITELEY
PLAYGROUND GLOBAL
DONNA WILLIAMSON
CERES VENTURE FUND
YVONNE YAMANAKA
VENBIO PARTNERS
DEBORAH ZAJAC
TOUCHDOWN VENTURES
ALEX ZISSON
H.I.G. CAPITAL
DAVID ZHANG
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB