Black Healthcare and Medical Association
Black Healthcare & Medical Association
A LEADING ASSOCIATION FOR BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCE, AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
The Black Healthcare & Medical Association (BHMA) is a global, independent professional membership organization for Blacks and African Americans in the healthcare and life sciences industries. BHMA is the world's #1 organization focused exclusively on the advancement of Black and African-American professionals (and their supporters) in the biotechnology, healthcare, medical, and pharmaceutical sectors.
MISSION
To promote deeper and broader professional contact, communication, and resource exchange among Blacks and African-Americans in the healthcare ecosystem, including executives, entrepreneurs, investors, payers, academics, physicians, researchers, scientists, policy makers, and service professionals.
VISION
To be the world’s leading advocate, voice, and core connector for Blacks and African-Americans in healthcare, including within the biomedical, biotechnology, device, health, medical, nanotechnology, and pharmaceutical sectors.
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.