A Dominican born, former science academic researcher and corporate leader with 20+ years experience in pharma and biotech. She has a proven track record of inspiring and driving cross functional, multicultural teams to deliver results from her leadership positions at global companies like Carlsberg and Novo Nordisk; and from the non-profit organization, ProWoc (Professional Women of Colour Network) that she co-founded in 2019.

Phaedria is currently a Consultant in DEIB, leadership development and pharma outsourcing while serving on NGO & Start-up boards.

She is also a part-time Business Angel Investor and was selected as one of the 10 most inspiring Business Angels in Denmark in 2023 and received the Cross-Border Angel Award in 2024.

Phaedria is passionate about DEIB, and changing the gender and race narrative and has spoken globally on these topics. She strives to incorporate these principles in an inclusive leadership practice and her everyday professional and personal undertakings. She has been nominated for Nordic Diversity Awards and in March 2024 was awarded the ProWoc Impact Award for her global work within D&I. She believes in empowerment of self and others, continuous learning, self-reflection, and reinvention and is also Mentor and Certified Executive Coach from Henley Business School.