Chairwoman, BOD
CoreMedic
Alamo, California, United States
Jodi Akin, Founder/BOD, Hawthorne Health, Chair of the Board, CoreMedic, GmbH
Jodi's career spans 35 years in clinical development, regulatory strategy, management, entrepreneuship and medtech market development from start-ups to S&P 100 companies. Jodi founded a breakthrough platform for decentralized clinical trials (Hawthorne Health). She was named in 2024 as Chairwoman of the Board for CoreMedic. Previously, Jodi was Global VP Clinical Affairs at Edwards Lifesciences, where she led the seminal clinical trials for transcatheter heart valve therapy. Also a humanitarian, Jodi led international healthcare initiatives including Heart To Heart International and co-founded the China Heart Group, a joint venture with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. She holds an undergraduate degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, Masters in Physiology and Nursing and 8 patents.
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