Building Bridges with the Next Generation of Diverse Biopharmaceutical Professionals: Focus Group with African American & Latino Students & Early-Stage Careerists
Building Bridges with the Next Generation of Diverse Biopharmaceutical Professionals:
Focus Group with African American & Latino Students & Early-Stage Careerists
Center for Healthcare Innovation organized a focus group with Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino undergraduate and graduate students and early-stage careerists to collect feedback on how the global biopharmaceutical industry can optimize communicating with, attracting, and recruiting professionals of color to the industry. The focus group was designed to understand firsthand from young African American and Hispanic professionals the recommendations and steps companies can take to increase the number of Black and Latino professionals in the industry.
Joseph Gaspero is the CEO and Co-Founder of CHI. He is a healthcare executive, strategist, and researcher. He co-founded CHI in 2009 to be an independent, objective, and interdisciplinary research and education institute for healthcare. Joseph leads CHI’s research and education initiatives focusing on including patient-driven healthcare, patient engagement, clinical trials, drug pricing, and other pressing healthcare issues. He sets and executes CHI’s strategy, devises marketing tactics, leads fundraising efforts, and manages CHI’s Management team. Joseph is passionate and committed to making healthcare and our world a better place. His leadership stems from a wide array of experiences, including founding and operating several non-profit and for-profit organizations, serving in the U.S. Air Force in support of 2 foreign wars, and deriving expertise from time spent in industries such as healthcare, financial services, and marketing. Joseph’s skills include strategy, management, entrepreneurship, healthcare, clinical trials, diversity & inclusion, life sciences, research, marketing, and finance. He has lived in six countries, traveled to over 30 more, and speaks 3 languages, all which help him view business strategy through the prism of a global, interconnected 21st century. Joseph has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. When he’s not immersed in his work at CHI, he spends his time snowboarding backcountry, skydiving, mountain biking, volunteering, engaging in MMA, and rock climbing.