Women in women’s health
Some are building the companies. Some are running the trials. All of them decided women’s health was worth a career. This is who they are.
For a long time this work happened in the margins. Underfunded, under-studied, waved off as a phase. The women on this page decided it was the whole point.
87Women, and counting
65Founders
22Researchers
16Countries
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The founders
01 / 65They looked at women's health and saw customers, not an afterthought. Telehealth, diagnostics, supplements, community. Companies built on the bet that this care is worth doing well.
North America
01USJoanna StroberFounder & CEO, Midi HealthMade menopause care something insurance actually pays for, in every US state.02USMonica MolenaarCo-founder & Co-CEO, Alloy Women's HealthClosed the gap between deciding you want HRT and actually getting it delivered.03USAnne FulenwiderCo-founder & Co-CEO, Alloy Women's HealthTook a magazine editor's reach and used it to make menopause ordinary to talk about.04USJannine VersiCo-founder & CEO, Elektra HealthBuilding the place women go to finally understand what's happening to them.05USAlessandra HendersonCo-founder of Elektra Health, now angel investor & advisor in women's healthStarted Elektra so no woman has to decode her own symptoms alone at 3am.06USAlicia JacksonCo-founder & CEO, EvernowA scientist who decided menopause deserved the same rigour as any other frontier.07USSally MuellerCo-founder, WomanessPut menopause products on the shelf out in the open, nothing to hide.08USMichelle JacobsCo-founder, WomanessCo-built the brand that made menopause self-care something you buy with your head up.09USMary Claire HaverFounder, The 'Pause LifeThe doctor who taught millions what their own doctors never explained.10USCatherine Balsam-SchwaberFounder, KindraMade estrogen-free menopause care women can trust and actually reach for.11USColette CourtionFounder & CEO, JoyluxBuilt the at-home devices for the menopause symptoms no one would put on a shelf.12USJill AngeloFounding CEO, GennevOpened one of the first online menopause clinics, so care for women over 40 was a click away.13USCarla DiGirolamoReproductive endocrinologist; founder of a menopause & performance telehealth practiceTreats menopause as performance medicine, for the athletes and high-performers who still have things to do.14USMadhvi VermaCo-founder, NutriGuide Women's HealthTreats perimenopause as a whole-life problem, not just a hormone one, with evidence over guesswork.15BangaloreShaumya SinhaFounder, MatrevaBuilding maternal mental health platform for easy access to resources and community support for women who are considering motherhood to their babies being toddlers16Chicago, IL, USAAmanda BeaudouinResearcher, Early Origins of PMOS in BreastmilkResearcher at Early Origins of PMOS in Breastmilk, working in women's health.17Miami, Florida, USAAbigail Hall MyersFounder, Women's Brain & Nervous System HealthBuilding a women-first brain and nervous system health brand designed to support the high-functioning woman who wants her peace and performance to coexist.18United StatesDesiree FranklinGraduate student, ResearchOvarian aging; immune cell-like phenotype in unregressed corpus lutea in reproductively aged miceUK & Europe
19UKAndrea BerchowitzCo-founder & CEO, Vira Health (Stella)Proving menopause support belongs in the benefits package, not the too-hard basket.20UKRebecca LoveCo-founder, Vira Health (Stella)The epidemiologist making menopause behaviour change measurable, not vibes.21UKLouise NewsonFounder, Newson Health / BalancePut HRT on the agenda for a generation of British women, and built the clinic and app behind it.22UKKate BacheCo-founder & CEO, Health & HerBuilt research-led menopause supplements and a tracker women across the UK rely on.23UK / GermanyLaura OkaforCo-founder & CEO, perryBuilt the room where women in perimenopause stop feeling like the only one.24UKMridula PoreCo-founder & Co-CEO, Peppy HealthGot employers to put menopause support in the benefits package, not the too-hard basket.25GermanyPeggy ReicheltCo-founder & CEO, XbyX (Women in Balance)Built the German brand that treats midlife as a stage to fuel, not a problem to fix.26GermanyValerie KirchbergerCo-founder & Co-CEO, Evela HealthBuilt the menopause care German employers actually pay for, so women don't foot it alone.27BelgiumMilie NwoyeFounder, ML BrusselsWrote Belgium's national guidelines for menopause, then built the clinic to practise them.28PolandAleksandra StefaniakMedical Director, Klinika Menopauzy DignaTreats the skin side of menopause, the acne, hair loss and dryness, as the hormonal signal it is.29IrelandDeirdre FordeFounder, Ceile MedicalOpened the first dedicated menopause clinic in the Irish Midlands, and runs free support for women too often left out.30UKSally RankinFounder, Kinship StudioBuilt a studio where menopause yoga meets Ayurveda, for the flushes and sleepless nights no class was made for.31UKKirsty WadsleyMenopause coach & personal trainerTrains women through menopause in the gym and at work, starting in her corner of Glasgow.32UKDr Michelle GriffinFounder, MFG HealthHelps women's health businesses get funded and actually reach women.India
33IndiaShaili ChopraFounder, GytreeThe journalist who spent decades telling women's stories, then built the platform for their health.34IndiaNatasha UppalFounder, Matrescence IndiaBuilding India's first support for matrescence, the identity shift no one warns new mothers about.35IndiaAditi DimriCo-founder, Cranberry.fitTurned the data on India's women's health into care for the pain no one measured, from cramps to migraines.36IndiaSaraswati ChandraCo-founder, Cranberry.fitCo-building Cranberry to put transparent, data-backed answers behind Indian women's health.37IndiaTamanna SinghFounder, MenovedaBuilt India's Ayurveda-rooted answer to menopause, for women who want care that speaks their language.38IndiaGayatri MuthukrishnanCo-founder, Miyara HealthBrought menopause into Indian workplaces, so midlife women aren't managing it alone at their desks.39IndiaSimran SuriCEO, Kanegi WellbeingBuilding an experiential wellness stack for women's brain health.40IndiaDr Rekha Sachdev PohaniFounder, Dr Rekha Sachdev, PuneCare for women across fertility, menopause and the years in between.41IndiaKavita HedaFounder, TvaraSuperfoodEveryday nutrition for women's hormones, through blends, laddoos and nut butters.42IndiaMallika TimbloFounder, TerrapyA women's hormonal health company spanning PMS, PCOS, thyroid and the menopause transition, with education and community.43IndiaSwathi KulkarniCo-Founder & CEO, Elda HealthMenopause and midlife care that grew from a WhatsApp group into coaching, community and bone and mental health support.44IndiaDipalie BajajCo-Founder & CEO, Arva HealthAt-home hormone and fertility testing paired with a network of modern clinics for PCOS, thyroid and AMH.45IndiaNidhi S. SinghFounder & CEO, PCOS Club IndiaPCOS awareness, nutrition and community to destigmatise the condition and help women manage it.46IndiaSukhpreet PatelFounder, Menopause WizeA multidisciplinary menopause and perimenopause platform pairing science-backed care with lifestyle and community.47IndiaAchitha JacobFounder & CEO, Proactive For HerJudgement-free women's primary and preventive care online, at home and in clinic, from PCOS to menopause.48IndiaIsha AdhikariResearcher, Menstruation in Global Anglophone Women’s Writing, Trinity College DublinInterdisciplinary look at how menstruation intersects with society, culture, health, and power49IndiaRicha GoelFounder, Building BCOS Foods at the intersection of everyday food and women’s hormonal health, making better staples that fit real Indian kitchens and real lives.Building BCOS to make everyday staples more thoughtful so women don't have to choose between their health and the food they love.ANZ
50AustraliaKelly TeagleFounder, WellFemmeBuilt Australia's first telehealth clinic dedicated to menopause.51AustraliaSalina JamaniCo-founder, Menopause GPCo-built a menopause practice so Australian women stop being sent home with a shrug.52AustraliaCaitlin TunnicliffeCo-founder, Menopause GPCo-founded Menopause GP with an eye on what perimenopause does to the mind, not just the body.53AustraliaKatie RajasinghamFounder and CEO, Restore For HerBuilding a Maternal Wellness App to help the 3 million Australian mothers prevent or help chronic stress and burnoutSE Asia
54Singapore / AustraliaAriella Heffernan-MarksFounder & CEO, OvumA doctor building the health companion she wished she could hand every patient.55SingaporeMabel Yen Ngoc NguyenCo-founder & CEO, EloCareTurned 35+ menopause symptoms into something a wearable can actually read.56SingaporeValery TanCo-founder, SuretyMade midlife and menopause something Asia talks about out loud, through events and workplaces.57IndonesiaSastya WardaniCo-Founder & CEO, OvyHealthFemtech for women's hormonal shifts, fertility and wellbeing across Southeast Asia.58SingaporeTheresa LovelinFounder & CEO, Magnolia Collective WellnessA nurse-backed, tech-enabled perimenopause and menopause navigator built for Southeast Asia.59SingaporeKelly YamamotoCo-Founder & COO, Magnolia Collective WellnessCo-building a Southeast Asia perimenopause and menopause care platform on the operations side.GCC & Middle East
60UAESophie SmithFounder & CEO, Nabta HealthBuilt the Arab world's first femtech, for the women emerging markets overlook.61UAEKausar TahirFounder & CEO, MeNOW HealthBuilt the menopause app that speaks Arabic and English, for women the field forgot.62UAEDonna HowarthFounder & CEO, Middle East Menopause Organisation (MEMO)Started the organisation putting menopause on the map across the Middle East.63UAEGayu LewisMenopause coachThe coach women across the UAE turn to, so menopause comes with a plan instead of a shrug.64UAETorkia MahloulCo-Founder & CEO, OvasaveA digital fertility and hormone platform for MENA, with menopause care on the roadmap.65TunisiaImen Maaroufi ClarkFounder & CEO, Prickly Pear HealthA voice-first AI companion for women's brain health across the hormonal and menopause transition.The researchers
02 / 22They run the trials the field forgot to run. The cohorts, the data, the papers. What they publish now is what your doctor will know in ten years.
North America
01USJoAnn E. MansonProfessor of Medicine; Chief, Preventive Medicine, Harvard / Brigham & Women's HospitalLed the science that rewrote what medicine knows about hormone therapy.02USStephanie FaubionDirector, Center for Women's Health; Medical Director, TMS, Mayo Clinic / The Menopause SocietyThe clinician setting the standard the rest of the field prescribes by.03USNanette SantoroProfessor & Chair, OB-GYN, University of ColoradoMapped what actually happens to the body through the perimenopausal transition.04USRebecca ThurstonDistinguished Professor of Psychiatry & Epidemiology, University of PittsburghProved hot flashes are a signal about the heart and brain, not just a nuisance.05USCynthia A. StuenkelClinical Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), UC San DiegoWrote the guidance clinicians reach for on how to prescribe hormone therapy well.06USLisa MosconiAssoc. Professor of Neuroscience; Director, Women's Brain Initiative, Weill Cornell MedicineShowed that menopause is a brain event, and made the case for protecting it.07USHadine JoffeExecutive Director, Connors Center; Director, Women's Hormones and Aging Research Program, Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's HospitalProved the hot flashes, broken sleep and mood shifts are hormones, not imagination.08USPauline MakiProfessor of Psychiatry, Psychology and OB-GYN; Past President, NAMS, University of Illinois ChicagoThe researcher explaining why brain fog at midlife is real, and when it lifts.09USRoberta Diaz BrintonDirector, Center for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona Health SciencesConnected menopause to Alzheimer's risk, and is mapping how to protect the aging female brain.10USGail GreendaleProfessor of Medicine; UCLA site PI, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), UCLA (David Geffen School of Medicine)Followed thousands of women through menopause to show what really changes in bone and body.11USEllen FreemanResearch Professor, OB-GYN and Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine)Showed that perimenopause can carry real depression risk, not just moodiness.UK & Europe
12UKMyra HunterEmeritus Professor of Clinical Health Psychology, King's College LondonProved a non-drug approach to hot flushes actually works, in trials.13UKJoyce HarperProfessor of Reproductive Science, UCL Institute for Women's HealthBringing real reproductive science, and honest menopause education, to the public.14UKAnnice MukherjeeConsultant Endocrinologist, British Menopause Society / Society for EndocrinologyTranslates complex hormone medicine into menopause care women can actually follow.India
15IndiaDuru ShahPast President, Indian Menopause Society; Director, Gynaecworld, Indian Menopause Society / Gynaecworld, MumbaiShaped how India's doctors are taught to treat menopause and midlife women's health.16IndiaSanjana RaoCo-Founder, Miyara HealthScientist-led digital menopause and midlife health awareness, with self-guided symptom programmes.ANZ
17AustraliaSusan R. DavisHead, Women's Health Research Program, Monash UniversityPut testosterone in women's health on the scientific map.18AustraliaHelena TeedeDirector, MCHRI; Endocrinologist, Monash UniversityTurned PCOS and metabolic care into evidence-based guidelines the world follows.19AustraliaJayashri KulkarniProfessor of Psychiatry; Director, HER Centre Australia, Monash UniversityProving women's mental health in midlife is inseparable from their hormones.20AustraliaMartha HickeyChair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Head of Menopause Services, University of Melbourne / Royal Women's HospitalBuilt the evidence for treating menopause without hormones, including for women after cancer.21AustraliaSonia DavisonEndocrinologist; Senior Research Fellow; Past President, Australasian Menopause Society, Monash University / Jean HailesPut midlife hormones, mood and women's sexual health back on the research agenda.SE Asia
22SingaporeRukshini PuvanendranCo-Director, KK Menopause Centre; Clinical Associate Professor, Duke-NUS, KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), SingaporeRuns the menopause centre giving Singapore's midlife women somewhere to go.Are you building in women’s health?
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A curated, evolving list, not a ranking or an endorsement. A name here means public work in women’s health, nothing more and nothing less. Links point to each person’s own site, institution or professional profile.