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Synthia Laura Molina - M.B.A. '89

Distinguished Alumni Service Award Recipient 

Convocation Remarks

 

Synthia Laura Molina served for two years as the president of the Alumni Association Board of the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at CGU.  Today, she continues to be an active and dedicated member of the board, inspiring Drucker/Ito alumni and students to become involved with the University and the alumni network.  Ms. Molina previously served as director of the M.B.A. program of the Drucker/Ito School, and is a passionate and long-time supporter of the School and the University. 

Currently chief executive officer of Alternative Link, Ms. Molina has spent two decades assisting organizations in delivering cost-effective health care that promotes individual and public health.  Prior to joining Alternative Link, Ms. Molina founded and led Mission:Accomplished, an industry analysis, strategic planning, and business development consulting firm with Fortune 500 and venture capital clients.  She also headed the industry development, business development, and marketing research units of HealthIQ.

Ms. Molina has served as a consultant in the areas of corporate planning and product/portfolio optimization for companies in the United States and abroad, including Abbott, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Philips Medical Systems, Manhattan Associates, and WebMD.  

An internationally recognized author, lecturer, and expert on health industry and corporate evolution, Ms. Molina has delivered presentations at dozens of health industry conferences.  She is the author of numerous articles in health industry trade publications and is frequently quoted in the press. 

Ms. Molina received her Bachelor of Science degree in management and organizational psychology at the University of La Verne.  She also studied studio art and was a pre-med major at the University of California, Berkeley and Pomona College. 

Ms. Molina completed her M.B.A. in 1989 at CGU in strategy, leadership, and general management, graduating at the top of her class.  She currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

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