Fireside at FemSTEM: Sandra Beach Lin

Fireside at FemSTEM: 
In Conversation with Sandra Beach Lin

Join H2i on February 5, 2025 as we sit down with special guest Sandra Beach Lin!

FemSTEM 2025 Fireside Event

FemSTEM 2025 continues with an inspiring lineup of distinguished leaders in health innovation!

Fireside at FemSTEM is an interactive conversation series held each winter as part of H2i’s broader FemSTEM programming. During each Fireside, we sit down and chat with one incredible speaker. Speakers are distinguished women within the health entrepreneurship space and are joined by members of the H2i and UTE community as moderators.

Meet the Speaker:

Sandra Beach Lin is a member of the Board of Directors of American Electric Power, Avient Corporation, Trinseo Plc, and Ripple Therapeutics. She also served on the boards of WESCO International and Interface Biologics. Ms. Beach Lin is the retired President & Chief Executive Officer of Calisolar, Inc.

She previously served as Corporate Executive Vice President of Celanese Corporation, where she led a group of global Specialty Materials businesses. Prior to Celanese, Ms. Beach Lin held senior executive positions at Avery Dennison Corporation, Alcoa and Honeywell International. Ms. Beach Lin graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor of Business degree, and received her MBA from the Ross School at the University of Michigan. In 2013 she was named to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship 100. Ms. Beach Lin is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow. She is a 2014 Honoree of the Dallas Business Journal’s Outstanding Directors Award. She is currently Co-Chair of Paradigm for Parity®, a member of the Committee of 200, the International Women’s Forum and the Dallas Assembly, and a former member of the Executive Board of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

FemSTEM 2025 Programming

FemSTEM Kickoff & Panel Event | Jan 15th, 2025 | 3:30 – 5 PM (virtual) (REGISTER)

Pitch applications open | Jan 16th, 2025

Fireside at FemSTEM: Sandra Beach Lin | Feb 5th, 2025 | 4 – 5 PM (virtual) (REGISTER)

Fireside at FemSTEM: Dr. Karina Gasbarrino | Feb 19th, 2025 | 4 – 5 PM (virtual) (REGISTER)

Fireside at FemSTEM: Joella Almeida | Mar 4th, 2025 | 4 – 5 PM (in-person) (REGISTER)

FemSTEM Pitch Competition | Mar 26th, 2025 | 3 – 5 PM (in-person)