Career Journeys of Latino/Latina Health Law Leaders Podcast Series

• October 07, 2022

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, AHLA has partnered with the Hispanic National Bar Association to present this three-part series highlighting the career journeys of Latino/Latina health law leaders.

In the first episode, Gelvina Rodriguez Stevenson, Vice President, General Counsel, The Wistar Institute, and Esteban Rodriguez, Counsel, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, speak with Sarina Rivera, Assistant General Counsel, Genentech. In her role, Sarina has provided strategic health care and FDA regulatory counseling to global and U.S. R&D organizations, and she currently supports Genentech’s pharmaceutical technical group and is active in the organization’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. +Listen

In the second episode, Gelvina Rodriguez Stevenson and Esteban Rodriguez speak with Jorge Lopez, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Prior to that role, Jorge was head of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field’s health care and life sciences practice and served as a legal advisor to Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign from 1991-1992. +Listen

In the third episode, Gelvina Rodriguez Stevenson and Esteban Rodriguez speak with Lisa Pino, Former Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to that role, Lisa served as the New York State Department of Health’s Executive Deputy Commissioner, where she led New York’s operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and she also served as Senior Counselor at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. +Listen