Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Presented by Seema Kumar, CEO, Cure
Susan Rosenthal is a pharma executive turned development advocate for a bold plan by NYC’s government to help build a vibrant entrepreneurial and bio-business culture in New York City.
Susan detailed her journey from C-Suite to City Hall, the rapid growth of NYC as a biotech and Health IT hub, and what the NYC government can do for your company.
Topic: A fireside chat to talk about the rapid growth of NYC as a biotech and Health IT hub, and what the NYC government can do for your company.
Speakers: Susan Rosenthal, SVP, Life Sciences and Healthcare at NYC Economic Development Corporation. In conversation with Seema Kumar, CEO of Cure.
Susan Rosenthal is the Senior Vice President, Life Sciences & Healthcare at New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC).
Seema joined Cure Experience in 2022 as the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Cure, Ms. Kumar spent nearly 20 years at Johnson & Johnson in senior leadership roles, including most recently as the Global Head, Office of Innovation, Global Health and Scientific Engagement, and served on J&J’s Innovation Strategy, Public health leadership and the COVID-19 vaccine steering committee, where she led the company’s external affairs efforts and public education program on COVID and vaccine literacy. Before her tenure at J&J, Ms. Kumar was the Chief of Staff to Dr. Eric Lander and the Chief Communications Officer at the Whitehead Institute/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Genome Research where she played a leadership role in the Human Genome Project. She also has held leadership positions at the U.S. National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institutes of Health, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Ms. Kumar holds an M.S. in Science Journalism and Communications from the University of Maryland.