Beyond Barnard invites you to attend the next event in a series of virtual conversations available exclusively to Barnard students, alumnae, and parents.
Insights: Powered by Barnard features dialogue between President Sian Leah Beilock and top women leaders in a variety of industries. Following the discussions, there will be opportunities for audience Q&A.
Please join us for the next conversation with special guest, Dara Richardson-Heron, M.D. ’85, Chief Patient Officer at Pfizer Inc.
Please note that all participants must have Zoom downloaded in advance of the event. Click here to download the Zoom app. Instructions for using Zoom can be found here. Instructions for how to access the event will be sent by 12 p.m. on August 27. The webinar will be recorded and shared on the Barnard website.
Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron ’85 is a physician by trade and an advocate by choice, who is passionate about leveraging her skills, experience, and expertise to reduce healthcare disparities.
As Pfizer’s chief patient officer, Dr. Richardson-Heron ’85 leads Pfizer’s work to advance patient-focused programs and platforms. Her commitment to seek patients’ voices and input helps Pfizer to better respond to patients’ and communities’ needs, with the goal of helping people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
Before joining Pfizer in 2020, Dr. Richardson-Heron ’85 served as the chief engagement officer and scientific executive for the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program. There, she served on the NIH executive leadership team and led outreach efforts to enroll and retain 1 million or more volunteers in a landmark effort to advance innovative health research that may lead to more precise treatment and prevention strategies. Prior to the NIH, she served as chief executive officer at YWCA USA, chief executive officer of the Greater NYC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, national chief medical officer at the United Cerebral Palsy Association, assistant executive director and chief medical officer at United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, and special assistant to the CEO and executive medical director at Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Dr. Richardson-Heron ’85 holds a doctorate in medicine from New York University’s School of Medicine and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Barnard College. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Barnard College.