Speakers

Expert Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the esteemed speaker faculty for LEAP HR: Life Sciences West, including 8+ C-Level executives.

Fortune Best Small+Medium BioPharma™ Workplaces 2025

Great Place to Work™

Fortune Best Large BioPharma™ Workplaces 2025

Most Innovative Biotech Companies (Fast Company 2025)

Alex Kim

Head of People
NewLimit

Brian Stolz

Chief People Officer
Element Biosciences

Heidi Schisel

Vice President, People & Culture
Genentech

Linda Bergstedt

Head of People
Circle Pharma

Ann Tomlin

Chief Human Resources Officer
Lyell Immunopharma

Julie Jarvie

Head of Human Resources
Rapid Micro Biosystems

Alec Ford

Chief Executive Officer
Karius

Erica Fox

Chief People Officer
Recursion

Dianne Whitfield

Chief Human Resources Officer
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

Tanya Booke

Talent & Organizational Effectiveness Leader
Boston Scientific

Stacy Aurora

Chief People Officer
Karius

Jennifer Troia

CHRO
Assembly Biosciences

Ryan Dixon

Head of Human Resources
Neuron23

Johanna Lucas

Global Head of Talent Acquisition
BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Heather Weidekamp

Head of People
Luro Health

Megan Lown

Head of Human Resources
Rayzebio

Torrie Plata

Head of Human Resources Business Partners
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

Toby Medaris

Head of Human Resources
Vir Biotechnology

Anna Goranson

Chief People Officer
Terray Therapeutics

Cora Versaggi

Senior VP, Human Resources
Terremoto Biosciences

Kimberly Sheehan

Vice President - Human Resources
Milestone Pharmaceuticals

Jennifer Patterson

Vice President, Human Resources
Contineum Therapeutics

Dee Olomajeye Dragon

Senior Vice President - People Strategy & Administrative Operations
Senti Biosciences

Jennifer Awrey

Vice President, Employment Law & Global Human Resource
Veracyte

Oksana Lukash

Vice President - People
Avid Bioservices Inc.

Allison Lewis

Senior Vice President, People & Culture
Cidara Therapeutics

Angela Peters

Senior Vice President, People
BBOT

Pam Petriello

Former Vice President – Global Total Rewards & Human Resources Operations
Maravai LifeSciences

Joseph Kietzmann

Senior Director HR Business Partner
Cogent Biosciences

Andrew Meadows

Head of People
Scribe Therapeutics

Alexis Sloane

Director - People Operations
Asimov

Vaghar Haghiri

Senior Director, People Operations
BillionToOne

Matthew Smith

Executive Director, People Team
Nuvation Bio

Shane McCarrey

Director - Human Resource & Business Partner
Neurocrine Biosciences

Gina Snyder

Senior Manager – Operations & Human Resources Administration
Regulus Therapeutics

Sylvia Arifin

Head of People Operations
Octant

Stacy Proctor

Former Chief People Officer
Gritstone

Laura Rasmussen

Senior Director of HR
Edwards Lifesciences

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