NNABI CEO named "Top 200 Trailblazing Leader in Women's Health and Wearables."

In 2024, women's health has seen significant strides through innovative technologies and policy initiatives. 

On the policy front, the launch of the Women’s Health Research Initiative by the Biden administration in the previous year has begun to bear fruit, with increased funding and research into conditions that disproportionately affect women, potentially closing the gender health gap. 

Investment in women's health has also seen a surge, with venture capital firms showing a marked interest in digital health startups, reflected by a 25% increase in women's concerns about personal health since Q2 2020 in the US alone. The focus on women's health is also reflected in the economic argument for investment; a report suggests that closing the women's health gap could boost the global economy by $1 trillion by 2040. These developments underscore a global push towards not only improving health outcomes but also empowering women with control over their health and reproductive choices.

A notable advancement includes the development of molecular cryopreservation techniques, extending ovarian tissue viability by 70%, which is a game-changer for fertility preservation. Additionally, synthetic gene activation protocols are emerging as potential solutions to reverse age-related degradation in gametes, offering new hope for women facing age-related fertility challenges. Further, the year has marked a shift towards more personalized and accessible healthcare solutions in women's health. Innovations like AI-driven fertility aids are gaining traction, with applications ranging from personalized IVF protocols to early diagnosis of conditions like PCOS and endometriosis. This technology is particularly revolutionary in regions where infertility rates can reach up to 30% among women. 

Moreover, the market for menopause-related products and services is expanding, with projections indicating it could become a billion-dollar industry, driven by new research into menopause's physiological impacts and economic effects. 

In response, we set out to celebrate leaders and innovators shaping the present and future of women's health. We invited our community to nominate founders, scientists, researchers, innovators, and advocates—and were thrilled to receive over 300 submissions!

Our compilation of 200 Trailblazing Leaders in Women’s Health and FemTech aims to make the industry more accessible, inclusive, and ultimately visible.

Disclaimer: The list has been arranged alphabetically and not in rank. We have also not included any medical titles in our list of participants, so it’s easier to navigate the list in alphabetical order by the name of the person. There are many more leaders who should be on this list and we’d like to encourage everyone to continue adding to it by posting in the comments. Also, in case you think we have missed someone or wish to suggest a correction, please drop us a line at hello@womenofwearables.com.

1. Aidan Crawley, co-founder and CEO at Amber Therapeutics

2. Alia Rahman, founder and CEO of Amplexd Therapeutics

3. Alice Zheng, Elizabeth Bailey, and Stasia Obremskey, co-founders of Foreground Capital

4. Amanda Shea, Fractional Chief Science Officer at Clue

5. Amy Beckley, founder and CEO of Proov

6. Amy Divaraniya, founder and CEO of Oova

7. Amy Keenan, Chief Marketing Officer at Hello Inside

8. Ana Cristina Gonzalez Velez, Senior advisor on the right to health and gender equality at Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de las Mujeres, Colombia

9. Andrea Ippolito, CEO and Founder of SimpliFed

10. Ann-Marie de Lange, Scientist and Leader of FemiLab

11. Anna Butterworth, Managing Director of Ultra Violet Agency

12. Anna Laura Ross, Head of Emerging Technologies, research prioritisation and support, WHO

13. Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch, founder and CEO of Impli

14. Anna O’Sullivan, founder of Future FemHealth and co-founder of the CensHERship campaign

15. Anne Fulenwider and Monica Molenaar, co-founders of Alloy Women’s Health

16. Anoushka Gungadin, CEO and MD of HeraMED

17. Antonella Chadha Santuccione, founder and CEO of Women's Brain Project

18. Anu Parvatiyar and Julie Yip, co-founders of Ananya Health

19. Arianne Kidder, Partner at Seae Ventures

20. Arion Long, founder and CEO of Femly

21. Alyssa Dweck MS MD FACOG, MSCP, Chief Medical Officer of Bonafide Health

22. Barry Mc Cann, Padraig Maher and Marie-Therese Maher, co-founders of NUA Surgical 

23. Beatrice Aretz, founder and CEO of Caona Health, co-founder of FemTech Germany

24. Beth Battaglino, President and CEO at HealthyWomen

25. Bethany Corbin, co-founder and CEO of FemInnovation, Femtech lawyer

26. Brittany Barreto, PhD Author of Best Seller, Unlocking Women's Health, Femtech and the Quest for Gender Equity

27. Camille Escudero, founder of Lily of the Valley

28. Carina Kohli, founder and CEO of Humm Care

29. Carine Carmy, co-founder and CEO at Origin

30. Carla Cressy, founder and CEO of The Endometriosis Foundation

31. Carli Sapir, Founding Partner at Amboy Street Ventures

32. Carolee Lee, founder and CEO of Women's Health Access Matters

33. Carolyn Witte and Felicity Yost, co-founders of Tia

34. Carolyn M Mazure, Director and founder of Women's Health Research at Yale and Chair of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research

35. Cecilia Caetano, Vice President - Head Global Medical Affairs Women’s Health at Bayer

36. Charlotte Nørgaard Langer, founder of Nordic Women's Health Hub

37. Chris Wigley, co-founder and CEO of Aneira Health

38. Cindy Gallop, founder and CEO at MakeLoveNotPorn

39. Claire Dixon, co-founder and CEO of Neuraura

40. Clara Mackay, CEO of the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition

41. Claudia Chisari, founder and CEO of Bloume Health

42. Colette Courtion, founder and CEO of Joylux

43. Colleen Acosta, co-founder and CEO of Freya Biosciences

44. Cristina Ljungberg, Gerda Mazi Larsson, Wendy Anderson, co-founders of The Case For Her

45. Cynthia Plotch and Jamie Norwood, Co-Founders of Winx Health

46. Daniella Gilboa, co-founder and CEO of AIVF

47. Delphine Moulu, co-founder and Managing Director of Femtech France

48. Denise Pines, co-founder and CEO of FemAging Project and one of the co-authors of the documentary "The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause"

49. Dina Radenkovic, co-founder and CEO of Gameto 

50. Dmitry Gurski, co-founder and CEO of Flo Health

51. Christy (Tomkins) Lane and Laura J. McDonald, co-founders of Flora Fertility

52. Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, co-founder and CEO of Natural Cycles

53. Elizabeth (Onyemelukwe) Garner, women’s health expert and advocate, C-suite pharma executive and independent Board Chair and member

54. Emilie Faure, founder and CEO of Juniver

55. EJ Kim and Marina Pen, co-founders of NNABI

56. Ella Smoraczewska Harris, founder and CEO of Uvisa Health

57. Eleonora Cavani, founder and CEO of Alba Health

58. Elena Rueda and Paulina Cecula, co-founders of Dama Health

59. Elizabeth Gazda, CEO of Embr Labs

60. Emilė Radytė and Alex Cook, co-founders of Samphire Neuroscience

61. Emily Napier, New Business Development Leader Europe - MCC & Women’s Health at Philips

62. Esther Krofah, Executive Vice President at Milken Institute Health 

63. Fahti Khosrowshahi, founder, CEO and President of Ceek Women’s Health

64. Gina Nebesar, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Ovia Health

65. Giovanna Forte, CEO of Forte Medical 

66. Hannah Samano, founder and CEO of Unfabled

67. Helen O'Neill, Natalie Getreu and Deirdre O'Neill, co-founders of Hertility Health

68. Helene Guillaume Pabis, founder and CEO of Wild.ai

69. Hope Yates, Chief Strategy Officer, Women's Health at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

70. Ida Tin, founder and CEO of FemTech Assembly, co-founder of Clue, mother of the term ‘femtech’

71. Ikram Guerd, VP of Global Marketing and Managing Director US of Aspivix

72. Inessa Lurye, Senior Director of Product & Head of Women’s Health at Hinge Health

73. Irene Aninye, Chief Science Officer at the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR)

74. Isabelle Guenou and Miriam Santer, co-founders of theblood

75. Jackie Rotman, founder and CEO of the Center for Intimacy Justice

76. Janine Austin Clayton, Associate Director of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health

77. Jas Schembri-Stothart and Jo Goodall, co-founders of Luna

78. Jeni Mayorskaya, founder and CEO of Stork Club

79. Jennifer Kidwell Drake, Director and Women's Health Lead at Gates Ventures (Exemplars in Global Health)

80. Jenny Button, founder and CEO of Emm

81. Jenny Lundkvist, Jennifer Grönqvist, Malin Frithiofsson, co-founders of Daya

82. Jessica Karr, founder and Managing Director at Coyote Ventures

83. Joanna Griffiths, founder and President at Knix

84. Joanna Strober, co-founder and CEO of Midi Health

85. Jodi Neuhauser, co-founder of the Women’s Health PAC and founder of In Women’s Health

86. John Mastrototaro, CEO of Movano Health

87. Jon Brandon, co-founder and CEO of Foria

88. Joyce Harper, Professor in Reproductive Science at UCL

89. Karina Vazirova and Katia Lang, co-founders of FemTech Lab

90. Karolina Lofqvist, founder and CEO of Hormona

91. Kate Ryder, founder and CEO of Maven

92. Kathrin Folkendt, founder and CEO of Femtech Insider 

93. Kathryn Godburn Schubert, President and CEO, Society for Women's Health Research

94. Kiki Freedman, co-founder and CEO of Hey Jane

95. Kim Palmer, founder of Clementine

96. Kim Rodriguez, President and CEO of Vitara Biomedical

97. Kiran Roest, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at PocDoc

98. Kelsey Mayo, CEO of Armor Medical Inc.

99. Lara Solomon, founder of Hoopsy

100. Lara Zibners Lohr and Thang Vo-Ta, co-founders of Calla Lily Clinical Care

101. Laura McGrath, founder and CEO of Lola&Lykke

102. Laura Yecies, CEO and Board Member of Bone Health Technologies

103. Libby Tanswell-Gidney, founder and CEO of Ove Care

104. Liliane Brunner Halbach and Jessica Chung, co-founders of Artemis Women’s Health Foundation

105. Linda Goler Blount, President at Black Women's Health Imperative

106. Linda Greub, Managing Partner at Avestria Ventures

107. Lindsay Balfour, Assistant Professor at Coventry University

108. Lindsay Davis, founder of FemTech Association Asia

109. Lindsey Calcutt and Theresa Gevaert, co-founders of Incora Health

110. Liz Powell, founder of G2G Consulting, co-founder of Women's Digital Health Network and Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition

111. Loewen Cavill, co-founder and CEO of Amira Health

112. Lucy Perez, Senior Partner, Life Sciences at McKinsey & Company

113. Lyndsey Harper, CEO and founder of Rosy Wellness

114. Maike Scharp, Deputy Director, Diagnostics and co-chair of Innovation Equity Forum at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

115. Maaike Steinebach, founder and CEO of FemTech Future Limited, host of Femtech At Work podcast

116. Maria Alvarez de Sotomayor Vergara, Venture Lead at Essity Ventures

117. Maria D. Toler, Founding and Managing Partner at SteelSky Ventures

118. Maria Gabriela Salvador, CEO of Maternova

119. Marina Rigau, co-founder and CEO of MiMARK

120. Marissa Fayer, CEO and founder of ​​HERhealthEQ, CEO at DeepLook Medical

121. Margaret Zablocka, founder and CEO of Onoco

122. Marina Gerner, Journalist, Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern and author of the book ‘The Vagina Business’

123. Martha Silcott, founder and CEO of FabLittleBag

124. Maryon Stewart BEM, CEO of Femmar

125. Maureen Brown, CEO and Co-founder of Mosie Baby

126. Maxime Kryvian, co-founder and CEO of Celsius Innovations

127. Maxine Mackintosh, Co-founder and Co-Director of One HealthTech

128. Maya Goldstein, Director of Strategy and External Affairs, Gender Lead at Impact Global Health

129. Megan Huchko, Ob/Gyn, Associate Professor and Director of Duke Center for Global Reproductive Health

130. Melissa Teran, CEO at Alife

131. Melissa Wallace, co-founder of Fierce Foundry

132. Michal Elovitz, Dean of Women’s Health Research and Director of Women’s Biomedical Research Institute at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

133. Michelle Griffin, health expert, strategist, advisor and BBC women's health columnist

134. Michelle Kennedy, founder and CEO of Peanut

135. Mika Miyake, Business Development Manager, EMEA, at Garmin Health

136. Mindy Simmon, Co-Director at NHS Innovation Accelerator 

137. Mitzi Krockover, Managing Director, Co-Chair Health Sector Committee and Founding Member, Arizona Chapter of Golden Seeds and Podcast Host 

138. Morgane Leten and Jan Deruyck, co-founders of Guud

139. Muna Daud, founder and CEO of FlowSense

140. Nadia Neytcheva, co-founder and CEO of Doctorsa

141. Nadine Wunderlich, co-founder and CEO at Lilio

142. Navneet Kaur, founder and CEO of FemTech India

143. Neta Gotlieb, Product Manager and Women’s Health Lead at Oura

144. Nimmi Ramanujam, Director of the Center for Global Women's Health Technologies at Duke University and founder of Calla Health Foundation

145. Olena Ivanova, MD, PhD, co-founder of FemTech Germany, founder of Women’s Health and Femtech Ukraine

146. Olivia Orchowski, founder and CEO of KYRI

147. Oriana Papin-Zoghbi and  Anna Milik Jeter, co-founders AOA Dx Inc.

148. Pamela Walker Geddes and Tatum Getty, founding partners of THENA Capital

149. Pete Anevski, CEO of Progyny 

150. Piraye Yurttas Beim PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of Celmatix

151. Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy 

152. Professor Dame Lesley Regan, Women’s Health Ambassador for England

153. Rachel Bartholomew, founder and CEO of Hyivy and Femtech Canada

154. Rachel Blank, founder and CEO of Allara Health

155. Rachel Braun Scherl, co-founder of SPARK Solutions for growth and co-host of Business of the V

156. Raphaelle Taub, CEO of Matricis AI

157. Reenita Das, Partner at Frost & Sullivan, Board Member of Arab Health

158. Richika Sahay Shukla, Director and co-founder of India IVF fertility

159. Rohi Hourvitz and Almog Luz, co-founders of FertilAI

160. Rosanne Longmore, CEO of Coroflo

161. Ruby Raut, founder and CEO of WUKA 

162. Sabrina (Martucci) Johnson, President and CEO at DARÉ Bioscience

163. Sadie Dobrozsi, medical director for genetic testing and oncology imaging at Evolent

164. Sam Simister and Heather Jackson, co-founders of GenM

165. Samantha (Mandy) Pulliam, Chief Medical Officer of Axena Health

166. Sara Naseri, co-founder and CEO of Qvin

167. Sarah Cowlishaw, Life Sciences Regulatory Partner and co-chair of Covington's Digital Health Initiative

168. Sarah Dillingham, co-founder and CEO of Grace&Able

169. Sarah O'Leary, CEO at Willow Innovations, Inc. 

170. Senan Ebrahim, founder and CEO of Delfina

171. Shana Bartlett, Executive Director, Women’s Health Strategy at CVS Health

172. Shashwata Narain, co-founder and CEO of Veera Health

173. Shavini Fernando, founder and CEO of OxiWear

174. Shruthi Mahalingaiah, M.D., M.S., physician-scientist, Assistant Professor of Environmental, Reproductive, and Women's Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

175. Simone Theiss, Program Manager EPFL Innovation Park and Tech4Eva Accelerator

176. Sioned Fôn Jones, COO and co-founder of BoobyBiome

177. Somer Baburek, MBA, CEO at Hera Biotech

178. Sophia Yen, MD, MPH, co-founder and CEO of Pandia Health

179. Sophie Smith, founder and CEO of Nabta Health

180. Stasa Stankovic, co-founder of OvartiX, Strategy Consultant, Genomics & AI for Drug Discovery at AstraZeneca

181. Stephanie Kuku, Chief Knowledge Officer at Conceivable Life Sciences and Co-Investigator/Clinical AI at the Institute of Women’s Health at UCL

182. Stiliyana Minkovska, founder and CEO of Matrix Health & Care 

183. Susan Stover, Marketing Lead at Hyivy Health, Advisory Board Member FemTech Canada and FemTech India

184. Svetlana Kazantseva and Svetlana Grinchenko, co-founders of Strawberry Health 

185. Sylvia Kang, co-founder and CEO of Mira

186. Tammy Sun, founder and CEO at Carrot Fertility

187. Tara Croft, CEO of Baymatob

188. Teodora Popa, Director of Reproductive Science and Women's Health at UCL and Chief Innovation Officer at Avenues 

189. Terry Weber, CEO of Biote

190. Theresa Neil, founder of Femovate, a global femtech incubator

191. Thao Nguyen, founder and CEO of Equal Care

192. Tina Keshani, co-founder and CEO of Seven Starling  

193. Trish Costello, founder and CEO of Portfolia

194. Ula Rustamova and Irene Jia, co-founders of Level Zero Health

195. Ula Sankowska, co-owner and co-CEO at MIM Fertility

196. Valentina Milanova, founder and CEO of Daye

197. Valeria Leuti, founder of Tech4Fem

198. Victoria Iezzi, Senior Manager and co-leader of the Women’s Health and Wellness Technology Group at Withum

199. Vikram Bhaskaran, co-founder of Roon

200. Wolfgang Hackl, founder and CEO of OncoGenomX

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