Julie Fishman is a healthcare commercialization executive, venture builder, and strategic advisor with experience across digital health, life sciences, and healthcare. A still practicing pharmacist, she has built and grown businesses across startups, growth-stage ventures, and global pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations, bringing a pragmatic, cross-functional perspective to how innovation translates into real-world adoption.
She most recently served as Global Head of Commercial at Astellas Pharma’s Rx+ Business Accelerator and held innovation leadership roles at Cardinal Health, where she worked across portfolios of digital health solutions, building commercialization capabilities, go-to-market strategies, and strategic partnerships that enable organizations to move from experimentation to execution.
Julie works closely with founders, investors, and enterprise leaders to navigate the realities of building healthcare businesses from early validation through sustainable growth. She has advised 50+ startups across digital health, biotech, and healthcare, supported venture studios and investors, and serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Yale Ventures and previously at UCSD. She also co-founded a specialty pharmacy. She focuses on helping organizations build commercially viable businesses and operationalize innovation in complex healthcare environments.
