HEARING THROUGH THE NOISE: A CONVERSATION

JOE NATOLI is executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Baptist Health South Florida, which includes 12 hospitals and more than 100 physician practices and outpatient facilities, as well as internationally renowned institutes for cancer, cardiac and vascular, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. As chief administrative officer, he is responsible for construction and facilities management, government and community relations, hospitality and business relations, human resources, innovation, international services, legal counsel, managed care contracting, technology and digital, and the Baptist Health South Florida Foundation, which raises funds to support the organization’s charitable mission. He is board chair of the American Journalism Project, a venture philanthropy organization that seeks to support “the local news our democracy deserves,” trustee of the Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation, and member of the Health Management and Policy Advisory Board at the University of Miami. He has chaired or co-chaired communitywide United Way campaigns in Miami-Dade County, Southeastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) and Silicon Valley (San Jose).

SALLY SUSMAN is executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer at Pfizer. She is also vice-chair of the Pfizer Foundation and co-chair of Pfizer’s Political Action Committee. Susman leads engagement with all of Pfizer’s external stakeholders overseeing communications, corporate responsibility, global policy, government relations, investor relations, and patient advocacy. Before joining Pfizer in 2007, she held several senior communications and government relations roles at Estée Lauder Companies and American Express. Earlier in her career, she spent eight years in government service focused on international trade issues. Susman serves on the board of UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, and as co-chair of the board of the International Rescue Committee. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.