Sandy Costa

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About Sandy Costa

Sandy is a keynote speaker, author and consultant with over 40 years’ professional experience in executive and senior operating management positions within the pharmaceutical, health care and life sciences industries and as a legal practitioner. Sandy’s experience includes having served as the President and COO of Quintiles Transnational Corp, Senior Vice President, Administration and General Counsel of Glaxo Inc.and sitting on twenty corporate boards of both public and private companies, as well as chairing four of those boards.He is an adjunct professor in the clinical research program at the Campbell University School of Pharmacy. He also sits on The Board of Trustees for Ravenscroft School, The Duke Brain Tumor Advisory Committee, The Duke University Medical Center Board of Visitors, The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program Board of Advisors, The UNC Thurston Arthritic Research Center Advisory Board and the boards of Cytokinetics Inc. and Metabolon Inc. In addition Sandy is a popular media guest and commentator. Sandy works with companies, organizations and associations nationwide on how to transform the workplace from the inside out to create a thriving corporate culture and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Sandy is the author of 'Humanity at Work; Encouraging Spirit, Achievement and Truth to Flourish in the Workplace'(Chapel Hill Press 2nd printing 2011) For his fresh insights and thought leadership visit his LinkedIn Group ‘Humanity at Work and In Action’ and his blog at http://santocosta.wordpress.comHe is a husband, a father and grandfather and is still practicing law in Raleigh, North Carolina.