A former nurse who transitioned into a corporate leader, Linda Blair has dedicated her entire professional career to healthcare and improving the lives of other people. Not only is she widely considered one of Canada’s most successful women leaders, she also has more than 25 years of experience working particularly in the healthcare sector with IT integration and large-scale transformational projects…
Gary S. Guthart, Chief Executive Officer of the world’s most successful medical robotics company, is proof that working for NASA as a teenager will often lead to good things. Guthart was in high school when his math teacher signed him up for an internship that turned out to be located on a nearby NASA base and U.S. Naval base…
Michael Mahoney, the man making all the big decisions for Boston Scientific these days, got his start in a rather odd place. After completing his university education, his first job was in a sales role for General Electric Medical, where he was tasked with selling nuclear medicine cardiology systems to every little hospital in the Carolinas…
For Johnson & Johnson’s new CEO, Joaquin Duato, healthcare is woven into his genes. Born and raised in Spain, Duato comes from a long line of family members who dedicated their lives to helping others with medical science. His mother was a nurse, his grandmother a pharmacist, and his grandfather a pediatrician…
Stryker, the world’s largest orthopedic device company, has seen some incredible growth since Kevin Lobo took the helm ten years ago. Under Lobo’s leadership, the Kalamazoo, Michigan-based medtech giant has made numerous headline-grabbing purchases, including the recent $4.7 billion acquisition of Wright Medical…
Considering that internal promotions to the role of CFO at Fortune 500 companies are not uncommon, it was not hard to fathom why Caroline Litchfield was chosen to take over the most senior financial position in her company last year. Litchfield, who received her Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Leicester, has been with healthcare giant Merck her entire professional career…
As the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of the largest health company in the world, Peter Fasolo has a lot on his plate. He is the steward of all of Johnson & Johnson’s workforce, which includes more than 130,000 employees across 60 countries. While the company remains one of the most admired organizations in the world, the daily grind of business can take a physical, mental, and emotional toll on all employees…
Rosalind Brewer, also known as “Roz,” is one of corporate America’s most prominent female executives. In March 2021, Brewer became the first African-American woman to serve as CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance. The timing of her appointment was pivotal, as Brewer helped guide the company through unprecedented circumstances…
Growing up in a relatively conservative Indian family, it took some convincing before Urvashi Tyagi’s parents allowed her to study engineering. Undaunted by being one of the few women in her classes, Tyagi went on to distinguish herself both in academia and the workplace. The holder of an MBA and a master’s degree in IT…
Alumni Spotlight is pleased to announce The Top 100 Healthcare Executives of 2021. We recognize these extraordinary individuals for their positive impact on patients, communities, and their colleagues in the healthcare field…
