Yvonne Bryant is the Commercial Head of Hemoglobinopathies at Novo Nordisk, Inc. (NNI) with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Starting out in Clinical Research & Development, Yvonne progressed through commercial roles in Marketing and Market Development. She joined NNI in 2015 in Rare Disease where she launched new products and developed brand strategies for Hemophilia. Yvonne later joined the Obesity Business Unit and led Strategic Planning that helped lay the foundation for future Obesity market growth. She went on to become the Market Development and Partnership Lead, driving new and innovative approaches to Consumer Marketing that span across Diabetes, Obesity, & MASH. Yvonne also led the US insulin launch team.

Today she is responsible for leading the strategy and approach to successfully launch assets in Sickle Cell and Beta Thalassemia. This new Therapy Area plays an essential role as a future growth driver and supports diversification for Rare Disease and Novo Nordisk.

Yvonne is a graduate from Temple University with a B.A. in Sociology and is also a graduate of the University of Delaware, where she earned an Executive Master’s degree in Business Administration. She has attained certifications from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals and the Drug Information Association.

Prior to joining Novo Nordisk, Yvonne worked in clinical research and development for 11 years at CSL Behring and Covance. She has been recognized as Marketer of the Year, and received awards such as NNI Visionary Award, SABRE Award, PRSA Anvil Award and was recognized as one of the top Forty under Forty by the Network Journal. Yvonne has served as co-lead for Black Employees in Novo Nordisk and Women in Novo Nordisk. She also led diversity & inclusion efforts at NNI inclusive of sharing best practices across the organization.

Yvonne serves on the board trustees for the Delaware County Christian School and is a member of Women of Color in Pharma, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

She lives in Pennsylvania with her two children, Chloe and Joey.