Featuring Bridget Pollak, Partner in McKinsey’s Healthcare and Revenue Cycle Practice
Women in the Workplace 2024 Report
Recorded Wednesday, November 13 | 1 – 1:45 PM ET
Our expert panel led a powerful 45-minute virtual event designed for women in healthcare revenue cycle leadership who are ready to break down barriers, build high-impact networks, champion innovation, and drive lasting change.
While women have always been integral to revenue cycle success, a significant gap in representation at senior leadership levels still exists. This session highlighted insights from the McKinsey Report: Women in the Workplace 2024 and provided actionable strategies to accelerate career progression, mentor others, and promote gender equity across organizations.
Here’s what was covered in the session:
- Assess Highlights from the 2024 McKinsey Report: Discover the progress women are making in healthcare leadership and where there’s more room for growth.
- Navigate Advancement Barriers: Understand obstacles like the “broken rung” and how to overcome persistent barriers to career advancement.
- Learn Diversity-Boosting Tactics: Explore strategies to foster gender diversity.
- Engage with Other Women Leaders: Participate in a Q&A on challenges, best practices, and new leadership perspectives.
- Expand Your Leadership Toolkit: Gain tools to navigate and reduce gender disparities in revenue cycle leadership in your organization.
Don’t miss the chance to drive change and connect with industry-leading women in healthcare finance.
Your Virtual Event Presenters
Bridget Pollak
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Co-author of the McKinsey Report: Women in the Workplace 2024
Deborah Lafer Scher
EnableComp Independent Board Director and Strategic Advisor
Ashley Long, Esq.
Session Host & Moderator
Chief Human Resources Officer and General Counsel, EnableComp
Presenter Bios
Bridget Pollak, a partner at McKinsey & Company, is a co-author of the McKinsey Report: Women in the Workplace 2024. With over ten years of consulting experience focused on healthcare providers in revenue cycle, finance, operations, and strategy, she leverages deep industry insights to foster leadership growth and workplace equity. Bridget holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School and a JD from Northwestern Law, where she championed initiatives in healthcare and women’s leadership.
Deborah Lafer Scher is an independent Board Director and Strategic Advisor to innovative healthcare organizations with leadership expertise in building strategic partnerships at scale to accelerate growth and impact. Scher most recently served as the Executive Advisor to four Cabinet Secretaries at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs across two Presidential administrations, leading the VA Secretary’s Center for Strategic Partnerships. Her team built a public/private sector partnership community of 50+ organizations and implemented $250+ million in co-developed programs. Prior to joining the VA, Deborah held leadership positions at Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dunn & Bradstreet, CareOne, Walsh International, and Warburg Pincus.
Ashley Long, Esq., will be your host for this webinar. Long serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer and General Counsel for EnableComp. She has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector including several administrative, compliance, and legal executive leadership roles throughout her career. Prior to joining EnableComp, Long served as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer for Adfinitas Health. She also led HR teams at Sentient, American Radiology Services, Symphony Health Services, and several others. She has a BA from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland and a JD from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
