The Fontainbleau Miami Beach was the backdrop for this year’s historic 10th Annual Top Blacks in Healthcare Thought Leadership and Awards Gala, where we honored 12 groundbreaking history-makers and trailblazers in healthcare. This year also marked the inaugural TBH Hall of Fame, spotlighting some of our most impactful past honorees who have paved the way for progress in Black health and wellness.
Sponsored by Novo Nordisk, UCB, AARP, Abbvie, Genentech, and AMGEN, this year’s Thought Leadership and Gala brought out the brightest minds and boldest voices in healthcare that redefined excellence in every way.
2025 Honorees
Barbara Salami
Vice President/US Head, Commercial Excellence and Innovation - Novo Nordisk
Chuka Anude, MD, Ph.D MPH
VP, Global Head Clinical Safety and Risk Management - Moderna
Denelle J. Waynick Johnson
Executive Vice President & General Counsel - UCB
Denise Allen Williams
VP of Strategy and Commercial Operations - Merck
Jude Ngang
Executive Director, Global Access & Use Evidence Generation (AUEG) - Amgen
Leverne Marsh
EVP Global Marketing - Dexcom Inc
Marla Littlejohn
Head of Dermatology Pipeline Commercial Strategy - AbbVie
Niesha Foster
Vice President, Global Health & Social Impact - Pfizer
Sandra Ajisafe
Exec Dir, National Access Decisions - Genentech
Thomas LaVeist, Ph.D.
Dean, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG
President and CEO - Morehouse School of Medicine
Virginia Caine, MD
President - NMA
2025 Highlights
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