Come on, take the seat at the head of the table – you know a guy would!

Well, it’s been some time since my last contribution to our Disruptive blog but I’m motivated today.  Typically, I’d spend my words touting the latest and greatest contributions of genomic science and technology to healthcare – which is both mind boggling and just beginning.  However, when I asked Robin whether she thought a blog on diversity might capture more attention – she resoundingly said YES given all that has been happening in the world around us.  So let me give it a go. I am passionate about the important role that women play in healthcare.  We bring so much to our organizations, boards and institutions. Yet the data speaks differently.  Here Liftstream (http://www.liftstream.com/) has played a key role in providing factual information on women in biotech: Just over 10% of board seats on public biotech companies are occupied by women, but 98% of those boards are chaired by men. Women led companies make up between 3.5-5% of all the venture investments in 2015 and 2016. We must do better! Recently, Liftstream and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (https://www.massbio.org/) delivered an amazing report aimed at improving diversity in the Life Sciences industry (https://www.massbio.org/diversity). The report is superb – not only providing factual details showing the challenges we face in creating a diverse workforce, but also providing action driven recommendations to lead the way to a more diverse future.  Bravo! Yet my faith continues to be ...
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