Ashley Valentine, MRes
Ashley is a Co-Founder and the President of Sick Cells, and the youngest sibling of her family. Her older brother and Co-Founder of Sick Cells, Marqus Valentine, had sickle cell anemia, Hgb ss. Growing up, Ashley spent much of her childhood charming hospital playroom attendants while Marqus was frequently hospitalized for pain crises, fever, and […]
Jacob Quinton, MD, MSHS, FACP
Dr. Jacob ‘Jake’ Quinton, MD, MSHS, FACP is a primary care internist and a medical officer for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) where he leads the equity strategy for the Patient Care Models Group (PCMG) and designs and implements value-based payment models focused on specialty care and interactions between primary care clinicians […]
Lauren Powell, PhD, MPA
Recently named among Fortune’s 40 Under 40 in Healthcare, Dr. Lauren Powell is the President & CEO of The Equitist, LLC and concurrently serves as the Vice President, US Health Equity & Community Wellness for Takeda Pharmaceuticals. In this role she spearheads efforts to drive health equity through Building trust, and investing in building generational […]
Eberechukwu Onukwugha, PhD, MS
Eberechukwu Onukwugha, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and is the Executive Director of Pharmaceutical Research Computing at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and French from the University at […]
Jacquelyn McRae, PharmD, MS
Jacquelyn McRae, PharmD, MS is Director of Policy and Research at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) focused on advancing policy and research in health equity and the value of medicines. Dr. McRae graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University and a Master of Science in Applied Health Economics and Outcomes Research […]
Karen Mancera-Cuevas, DrPH, MPH, MS
Dr. Karen Mancera-Cuevas has a professional background which includes previously working in leadership positions at academic centers emphasizing clinical, public health, and community-based participatory research at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University. Additionally, she has engaged with the public in recent state-wide governmental public health efforts in Illinois. Her more than 25 […]
Amy Duhig, PhD
Amy M. Duhig, PhD is Senior Director, New Product Planning, Value and Evidence Generation in U.S. Medical at Takeda. She has over 20 years of consulting, digital biotech, and biopharmaceutical company experience, both on scientific and commercial sides of the business. At Takeda, she is responsible for leading health economics and outcomes research for the […]
Vakaramoko Diaby, PhD, MSc, CRA
Vakaramoko (Karam) is currently the Health Economics Lead (Director) int he Global Value and Real-World Evidence (GVRWE) group at Otsuka. He oversees the design and implementation of economic modeling activities for all Otsuka products. Karam graduated with a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Population Health) at the University of Montreal (Quebec, Canada) and completed a coveted […]
Tammy Boyd, JD, MPH
Tammy Boyd, JD, MPH, is Vice President, Federal Advocacy and Strategic Alliances and a member of the Senior Leadership Team at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). She provides strategic leadership for engagement on Capitol Hill and with the Executive Branch. She is responsible for the development, execution, and advancement of ACS […]
Nelly Ganesan, MPH
Nelly Ganesan is deeply passionate about ensuring that all individuals receive the right care at the right time, regardless of their race, gender identity, or financial situation. She has 20 years of experience working in the quality and value space with special expertise in care models focused on better care, better health, and lower costs and […]