Cynthia Fisher
Cynthia A. Fisher, founder & chairman of Patient Rights Advocate, is a life sciences entrepreneur, independent investor and corporate board director. She founded WaterRev, LLC, to invest in novel technologies that enable sustainable practices in water use. She serves on the public company boards of The Boston Beer Company (SAM) and Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (DEA).
Cynthia is best known for her pioneering work as founder and CEO of ViaCord, Inc., a leading umbilical cord blood stem cell banking service that she started in 1993. In 2000, she co-founded and was president of the cellular medicines company, ViaCell, Inc. Previously to founding ViaCord, Cynthia ran the Blood Bank Division of Haemonetics Corporation, a medical equipment manufacturer. She began her career in sales at IBM focusing on health care IT, insurance and defense industries. Cynthia holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, as well as an Honorary Doctorate of Science and B.S. in Biophysics from Ursinus College.
Recent Work
A recent survey found 91 percent of Americans want healthcare price transparency – and support that hospitals and healthcare facilities be required... Read More
A recent survey found 91 percent of Americans want healthcare price transparency – and support that hospitals and healthcare facilities be required to publicly disclose the prices of their services. Hospitals – which, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, have already received more than $100 billion in... Read More
More From The Well
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is getting pulled in different directions on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation pushes some automakers... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is getting pulled in different directions on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation pushes some automakers downward, while encouraging data on the economy helps support the market. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in morning trading... Read More
A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has "a possible link” to... Read More
A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has "a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the state health department said Wednesday. And health officials... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is imposing a 25% tariff on all cars made internationally that... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is imposing a 25% tariff on all cars made internationally that are then shipped for sale into the United States. The new tariff regime will go into effect Wednesday, April 2,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced the department is slashing as many... Read More
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced the department is slashing as many as 10,000 jobs as part of an ongoing reorganization effort. “Over time, bureaucracies like HHS become wasteful and inefficient even... Read More
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland... Read More
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville on Tuesday night... Read More
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has renewed a public health emergency declaration aimed at... Read More
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has renewed a public health emergency declaration aimed at curbing the nation’s stubborn opioid abuse crisis. The emergency, first declared by President Donald Trump during his first term, was... Read More
