IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR FOR BLACK AND LATINA WOMEN IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY
Implementation of a Pilot Global Leadership Accelerator for Black and Latina Women in the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Industry by Kemi Olugemo, M.D.; Monique Adams, Ph.D.; Patricia Cornet, M.A.; Charlotte Jones-Burton, M.D., MS Black and Latina women remain underrepresented at all levels in the pharmaceutical and life sciences (pharma) industry, with few women holding seats at the executive and C-suite level. Although various policies and programs aimed at increasing the number of female executives of color have been enacted with varying success within individual companies, a formal culturally competent global leadership accelerator (GLA) program with potential for broad adoption across the life sciences industry is currently lacking and is proposed as a solution to enact sustained and systemic change. KEMI OLUGEMO, M.D. – is currently Executive Medical Director, Neurology Clinical Development at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Director of Communications at Women of Color in Pharma. MONIQUE ADAMS, PH.D. – is Director, Janssen Clinical Innovation in Global Development at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson company. She also serves as Vice President of Women of Color in Pharma. PATRICIA CORNET, M.A. – is Co-Founder & Board Member at Women of Color in Pharma as well as Group Director, Community Research Partnerships, US Medical Affairs at Bristol Myers Squibb. CHATLOTTE JONES-BURTON, M.D., MS – is dedicated to creating healthier communities globally through drug development, patient advocacy and people engagement/empowerment. She co-founded Women of Color in Pharma, and is currently VP, Global Clinical Development, Nephrology at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. 53
