Advancing Leadership Through Mentoring – Hosted by EWIB

Join us for a mentoring and networking event co-hosted by Mentorship, Advisors, Peers, and Sponsorship (MAPS) and Executive Women In Bio (EWIB). Our speaker Usha Pillai will lead us in discussions on the power of mentorship to impact your personal and professional growth and share opportunities for you to get involved as a mentor, mentee, or both.

If you want to learn from more experienced women, want to share the lessons you’ve learned, or are grateful to learn from others while excited to pass on your knowledge, this mentor and networking opportunity is for you. Join us, let’s learn, grow, and empower others, together. Ticket includes small bites and two drink tickets.

Program

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Welcome, check-in, & networking
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Brief overviews by WIB and intro to MAPS and EWIB
5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Intro & interactive session
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Small breakout groups
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Open networking

Speaker Bio

Usha Pillai, PhD, PMP

Dr. Usha Pillai has three decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and consulting. She has deep knowledge of the industry and has been a consultant to biotech companies for over a decade. Usha serves/served on the Connecticut Bioscience Growth Council, the Advisory Board of the Biotechnology Academic and Career Pathway (BioPath), the Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers of New Haven, and the Garde Arts Center in New London, CT. Prior to founding Aria Management Consulting, which specializes in strategic planning, business operations, and program management, Usha held various positions with increasing responsibilities and complexities at Pfizer, Inc. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Usha holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, an Executive Master’s in Technology Management, and a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences. She also trained as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ.