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Radcliffe Institute Symposium
Why are women underrepresented as leaders in the biotech industry?
It’s a perplexing issue which warrants examination and discussion. Bringing together scientists, industry and venture capital leaders, and academics, this symposium will explore the divide between the large number of women who pursue advanced degrees in related scientific fields and their representation in leadership positions in biotech firms. Speakers will also share new research, experimentation, and promising models that may help industry, universities, government, and private capital improve the current system. Join us to gain a deeper understanding into this situation.
Register online and view the full schedule: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2015-women-in-biotech-symposium
Speakers:
- Alison Wood Brooks, assistant professor of business administration, Harvard Business School
- Victoria A. Budson, executive director, Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
- Daniel Carpenter, director of the social sciences program, Radcliffe Institute; Allie S. Freed Professor of Government in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
- Ann DeWitt, senior director of investments, Sanofi-Genzyme Bioventures
- Deborah Dunsire, president and chief executive offer, Forum Pharmaceuticals
- Robin Ely, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for Culture and Community, Harvard Business School
- Monica C. Higgins, Kathleen McCartney Professor in Education Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Anula Jayasuriya, cofounder, Evolvence India Life Science Fund and India Life Science Fund II; founder, EXXclaim Capital
- Janet Rich-Edwards, codirector of the science program, Radcliffe Institute; associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School; and associate professor in the department of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Laurel Smith-Doerr, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Science Research, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required (see link above).