Distinguished leaders from across the health ecosystem—including business, health, and philanthropy—will help accelerate breakthroughs in women’s health and lifesaving research

Washington, DC (September 15, 2025)—The Milken Institute is pleased to announce the inaugural Steering Committee members of the Women’s Health Network, a global collaborative that collates, elevates, and advances existing and new efforts in women’s health research and innovation. The 13 members will provide overarching strategic guidance and serve in a governing capacity to spur innovation and change in the women’s health innovation ecosystem. These members represent key sectors, including academia/research, advocacy, corporate/business, finance, health systems, pharma/life sciences, and technology. 

• Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association  
• Victor Dzau, MD, President, National Academy of Medicine
• Juan Camilo Arjona Ferreira, MD, Head of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer, Organon  
• Janet Foutty, Former Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte; Board Director and Consultant, Technology and Women’s Health Venture; Senior Advisor, Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM)
• Jyoti Gupta, PhD, President & Chief Executive Officer of Women’s Health and X-Ray, GE Healthcare
• Sabrina Martucci Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Daré Bioscience
• Sara Rico, PharmD, Senior Customer Success Tech for Social Impact, Microsoft
• Stacey E. Rosen, MD, Executive Director, Katz Institute for Women’s Health, Northwell Health; Volunteer President, 2025-2026, American Heart Association
• Randi Seigel, JD, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
• Deena Shakir, Partner, Lux Capital  
• Trish Stroman, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
• Susan Sweeney, Executive Vice President of Obesity and Related Conditions, Amgen
• Kalahn Taylor-Clark, PhD, Vice President & Head of Social Impact & Sustainability, Merck 

Launched earlier this year, the Women’s Health Network is chaired by Dr. Jill Biden, former first lady of the United States. 

The Steering Committee is poised to deliver on the Women’s Health Network's goal to facilitate engagement and financing across public and private sectors to optimize access to research and development, infrastructure, and products and services for women. 

“The Steering Committee represents a curated group of organizations with the skills, knowledge, and capacity to influence the dialogue and facilitate action on women’s health at the national and international levels,” said Esther Krofah, executive vice president, Milken Institute Health. “We are grateful for the partnership and commitment of these leaders to influence continued action to improve the health, well-being, and economic potential of women.”

Plans for the Women’s Health Network in 2025 include:

• establishing a digital platform to foster and accelerate data-sharing, resource collection, financial counseling, and institutional knowledge exchange;
• designing the infrastructure for a pooled Investment Fund to support researchers, community organizations, industry partners, and innovators; and
• developing proof-of-concept activities and projects with deliverables that support women’s health innovation.

For more information about the Milken Institute’s Women’s Health Network, please visit milkeninstitute.org/womenshealth.  

About the Milken Institute

The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank focused on accelerating measurable progress on the path to a meaningful life. With a focus on financial, physical, mental, and environmental health, we bring together the best ideas and innovative resourcing to develop blueprints for tackling some of our most critical global issues through the lens of what’s pressing now and what’s coming next. For more information, visit https://milkeninstitute.org/.
 

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