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Mary Smith

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Independent Board Member /Member, Audit Committee/Member, Compensation Committee at PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
📍 Lansing, Illinois, United States

Mary Smith is a C-suite executive and corporate board member with extensive experience in governance, technology, and regulated industries like healthcare and insurance. A University of Chicago Law School graduate, she previously served as CEO-equivalent of the $6 billion Indian Health Service. People who have worked with her describe her as smart and creative.

An enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, Mary is passionate about advancing Native American communities. She founded the Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation to support Native American girls in STEM. Her civic activities include serving on the boards of the National Womens History Museum and the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

She was the first Native American woman to serve as President of the American Bar Association (2023-2024).

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Independent Board Member /Member, Audit Committee/Member, Compensation Committee
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Lansing, Illinois, United States
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Corporate Governance
Serves on the Audit and Compensation committees for PTC Therapeutics and HAI Group, and holds an NACD Directorship Certification, focusing on governance in highly regulated industries.
Healthcare Leadership
Former CEO-equivalent of the Indian Health Service, a $6 billion national healthcare system, and currently serves on the board of biopharmaceutical company PTC Therapeutics.
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Career

Work history

6-2021
Independent Board Member /Member, Audit Committee/Member, Compensation Committee
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
3-2021
Independent Board Member, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee
HAI Group
Independent Board Member
Greenway Health
Vice Chair and General Counsel (regulatory, strategic advice, governance)
The VENG Group
8-2020
Vice President & Managing Director of Programs
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
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PTC Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Mary L. Smith to Its Board of Directors. Featured in MarketScreener
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Education
Bachelor's Degree
Loyola University Chicago
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of Chicago Law School
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