SHARE Cancer Support Welcomes Three New Members to Its Board of Directors
SHARE Cancer Support is proud to announce the election of three new members to its Board of Directors: Sougata Dasgupta, Eden C. Ezell, Esq., and Judy Strauss-Mast. Each brings extensive leadership experience across healthcare, finance, pharma, and governance. We are proud to welcome these three individuals to our Board of Directors as they work to strengthen SHARE’s mission to provide free support and education to people facing breast and gynecologic cancers.
Sougata Dasgupta is an Operational & Transformation Executive with a record of scaling organizations, driving digital modernization, and building high-performing teams across Technology, FinTech, Financial Services, and Supply Chain sectors. Over his career, he has led enterprise-wide initiatives generating more than $100M in savings through procurement and supply chain transformation, 250% productivity gains in operations, and 400% revenue growth across technology, financial services, and design sectors. He is at his best at building organizations and systems that enhance scalability, empower teams and drive measurable value. He lives in Plainsboro, NJ, with his wife and two kids.
“I am excited at this opportunity to help the SHARE Cancer Support Board of Directors in supporting families and distributing knowledge of risk, symptoms and treatment of breast and gynecologic cancers. I am energized by the work being done at SHARE – a remarkable milestone built on five decades of women lifting women, of peer support that transforms lives across ethnicities, race, education, sex, orientation and background – and I am privileged to assist in operational, financial, people and organizational aspects of helping this team achieve their goals.”
Eden C. Ezell, Esq most recently served as System Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest not-for-profit academic health system, where she directed enterprise-wide compliance, privacy, regulatory affairs, cyber risk, security, and business continuity across 44,000 employees and 415 sites. Previously, she held progressively senior legal and compliance leadership roles at LHC Group, managing complex litigation, government investigations, IPOs, and M&A transactions. Beginning in 2026, Eden will apply her deep expertise and varied experience as an adjunct professor of law in the health law program at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Eden is also an active member of the Health Care Compliance Association, the American Health Law Association, the International Coaching Federation, the Chief organization, and was a founding member of the Health Management Academy Cyber Collaborative. Eden holds a JD from the University of Mississippi, an MBA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and a BA in biology from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College.
“I’m truly honored to join the Board of Directors of SHARE Cancer Support, an organization that exemplifies compassion and advocacy in action. With my executive leadership experience in healthcare law, compliance, and risk management, I’ve seen firsthand how access to trusted information and community can transform the patient experience, which makes SHARE’s mission especially meaningful to me.”
Judy Strauss-Mast is an accomplished healthcare executive with extensive experience shaping U.S. pricing, market access, and patient-support strategies across major pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations. She recently retired as VP, Market Access & Patient Services at Sandoz, where she played a key role in multiple biosimilar launches, and previously served as VP at Novartis, driving access strategies for a multi-billion-dollar innovative medicines portfolio. Her earlier career includes commercial leadership roles at Bristol Myers Squibb, Pharmacia, and IBM, and she has been recognized with honors such as the HBA Rising Star Award and the NJ TWIN Award.
She has been deeply engaged in mentoring and advancing women in leadership, fostering collaborative environments that support growth and professional development. Judy also volunteers with initiatives focused on education and patient advocacy. She holds a master’s degree from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from SUNY Albany.
“I am honored to join the SHARE Cancer Support Board of Directors and contribute to an organization that empowers and educates people facing breast and gynecologic cancers. SHARE’s commitment to equitable access and community support resonates deeply with me, both personally and professionally.”
Heidi Henderson, SHARE’s Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the election of the new board members:
“As SHARE enters its 50th anniversary year, we are excited to welcome Eden, Sougata, and Judy to the SHARE Board. Each brings significant and varied professional and managerial experience, which will help guide and grow SHARE’s impact and reach.”
SHARE Cancer Support is a national, peer-led nonprofit organization that supports and educates anyone who has been diagnosed with breast or gynecologic cancer and provides critical information to the general public about signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
