ABOUT

Before establishing G. Stone Connections, L.L.C.  more than a decade ago, Gloria’s work was based on R&D industries. She worked in agriculture, aerospace, animal health, automotive, and chemicals while at American Cyanamid Company before joining Burson-Marsteller and focusing on healthcare. In the late 1990’s she joined Novartis Oncology, where she created and managed global communications, patient advocacy, and external relations functions. In 2008, she left Novartis and established G. Stone Connections, L.L.C., to focus on patient engagement.

An ongoing member of the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Clinical Research Glossary Pilot Workgroup, Gloria is included in the published outcomes of the pilot activity. Here, she develops a consensus-driven, plain-language clinical research glossary for study participants and the clinical research community (the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science).

Gloria is co-chair of the Drug Industry Association (DIA) patient engagement committee, a member of the Global Health Council, Consortium of Universities for Global Health, and a former board member of the NNJ chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. 

Gloria has an M.S. in Biological Sciences from Rutgers – the State University of New Jersey, an M.B.A. in Marketing from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a B.A. in Communications from American University. In addition, she has completed a certificate program from New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies in Media Management, and she has completed both DIA eLearning Certification Programs; one for Patient Engagement and one for Clinical Trials Fundamentals.