2023 HBA Luminaries
Congratulations to the 2023 HBA Rising Stars
HBA Rising Stars are professionals in various sectors of the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advertising, public relations, medical education, and market research. Nominated by the HBA's Corporate Partners, the Rising Stars represent various career stages and disciplines and have demonstrated noteworthy achievements and proven attention to furthering their careers.
- Iman Abba, Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes Company
- Neveen Abou-Gharbia, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- Lisa Amanti, athenahealth
- Michele Angelaccio, Novartis Corporation
- Mona Babury, Pfizer Inc.
- Karlijn Bastiaansen, Genmab US, Inc.
- Tina Beaumont, Accenture NE
- Shilpi Bhargav, Roche Genentech
- Brittany Blair, UCB, Inc.
- Marie-Sharmila Blandino, Amgen Inc.
- Nicole Breese, Capsida Biotherapeutics
- Charlotte Brown, Reverba
- Constanza Cantrell, Petauri Health
- Lina Cardenas, Ogilvy Health
- Chelsea Carlin, Millennium Medical Education Resources Ltd.
- Jennifer Cash, Reckitt
- Katy Chun, Prescient Healthcare Group
- Katrina Coleman, Compas
- Janice Cutinho, Labcorp
- Caitlin Dancy, QuidelOrtho
- Moupali Das, Gilead Sciences
- Caitlyn DeLong, CSL
- Jessica Dimoski, Endo
- Stephanie DiRusso, Biogen
- Lauren Drowley, UCB, Inc.
- Theresa Eckstein, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- Nicole Ferko, EVERSANA
- Gry Festervoll, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Izanne Garofalo, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Ekaterina Geltser, West Monroe
- Selamawit Gilagaber, CMI Media Group
- Jamie Gillette, Cullinan Therapeutics
- Celia Gonser, Prime Therapeutics
- Amanda Goodwin, Eisai Inc.
- Yanina Grant Huerta, Atara Biotherapeutics
- Bridget Grauwels, Organon
- Olga Guyette, Haemonetics Corporation
- Anna Hammerbacher, Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH
- Amy Hargis Peltz, Eli Lilly and Company
- Jenna Harrington, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Lalymar Havern, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Priya G Hingorani, GSK
- Nicole Horoszko, PwC
- Samanthia Israel, Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Maja Janas De Angelis, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Jewel Jones Truxon, Real Chemistry
- Jennifer Jones-McMeans, PhD, Abbott
- Anastasiia Kamenska, Novartis International AG
- Rafaella Kanbar, TBWA\WorldHealth
- Mancia Ko, Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- Swetha Krishnan, Alkermes
- Gina Labib, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, USA
- Linda Lai, Amgen Inc.
- Sharmeen Lalani-Fade, Bayer AG
- Taryn LaPointe, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Sumitomo Company
- Seina Lee, Janssen, A Johnson & Johnson Company
- Elisabeth Leimbacher, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Christine Loggins, EQRx
- Ali Lyons, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (US)
- Axelle Magne de la Croix, Incyte
- Cali Mangel, Calcium+Company
- Jerrica Mathis, Cardinal Health
- Daniela Meier, Novartis Corporation
- Emma Mitchell, Shionogi Inc.
- Ruta Mockute, Genmab US, Inc.
- Fernanda Montes Araujo, Sanofi
- Shawna Moore, Novo Nordisk, Inc.
- Savita Nair, Ph.D., Sangamo Therapeutics
- Nivi Nehra, Travere Therapeutics
- Laurette Nobile, Lundbeck US
- Patricia Novy, Dynavax
- Jalpa Patel-Kar, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Cecily Peters, Amplity Health
- Lisa Pfefferle, Labcorp
- Caitlin Purinai, Syneos Health
- Shelina Ramnarine, Johnson & Johnson
- Jessica Rhodes, VMS BioMarketing
- Ericka Riding, Gilead Sciences
- Elisha Rios, Merck & Co., Inc.
- Michelle Rovner, ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
- Chantal Rubino, Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
- Jourdan Russo, Kyowa Kirin
- Adama Sall, Sanofi
- Shruti Sasaki, Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- Caroline Stafford, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Stacie Tackett, Pfizer Inc.
- Redet Tefera, Teva Pharmaceuticals
- Sheetal Telang, IQVIA
- Valacia Titus, Incyte
- Rita Tonne, The Lockwood Group LLC
- Nicki Toro, Doximity
- Katie Turner, AbbVie Inc.
- Carol Vu, Sobi Inc. (North America)
- Irene Walsh, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
- Carolyn Weintraub, Reckitt
- Shuang Sarah Wu, Pfizer Inc.
- Alexandria Younossi, Deloitte LLP
- Akiko Zembutsu, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Japan) and ASCA
- Ying Zhang, Bayer AG