
Susan
Stone,
MBA
CEO
National Headache Foundation
More than 20 years of non-profit board and committee leadership, administration, development experience that she brings to leadership of the National Headache Foundation . She has more than 30 years’ experience in executive biopharma and medical device roles, 15 of which delivered evidence-based headache education with and for patients, caregivers, healthcare practitioners, public and private payers, and policymakers.
Susan's strengths in strategy, operations, communications, policy, advocacy, market access, program management and development supports the a commitment to three pillars: (1) Resilient and Functional Living, (2) Medical Understanding and Advancements for Optimal Outcomes, and (3) Community-centered patient insights and engagement.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
More individuals complain about headaches than any other condition. Headaches are disorders without a biological marker; the diagnosis is based on history and symptoms. Migraine is the third most prevalent disorder affecting 15% of Americans. As the most stigmatized neurological disease, society and media view it as just a bad headache, instead of a debilitating and disabling disease. Therefore, migraine is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Similarly, cluster headache, aka suicide headache, remains widely underdiagnosed due to insufficient awareness among physicians frequently causing…