Christina is Global Head of Pediatric & Maternal Health Policy at Novartis. She graduated from the U Rochester Sch of Medicine & Dentistry and trained in Peds/Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at SUNY Buffalo. She has 20+ yrs of experience in Clinical Development and Regulatory Policy. Her activities advancing the environment for pediatric and maternal health include: ICH E11A Expert Work Group, C-Path International Neonatal Consortium, EFGCP Children's Medicines WP, IQ Consortia Clin Pharm Leadership Group Pediatric WG & NIH/NICHD National Advisory Council on Child Health & Human Development. In her career, Christina has over 40 peer-review published articles and 100 invited lectures.