Biography

Ms. Young joined the Board of Directors of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals in 2016 and is also Cumberland’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Board Director. Ms. Young was previously the President of the Nashville Health Care Council, a position she held from 2008 to 2015. Under her leadership, the Council’s membership grew to encompass 300 diverse organizations and launched the one-of-a kind Fellows initiative designed to further the skills of business executives. Additionally, the Council’s innovative Leadership Health Care program expanded to consist of 1,000 members. Ms. Young joined the Council in 2004, serving as vice president. Prior to the Council, Ms. Young was the founding Executive Director of Life Science Tennessee from 2002 to 2004. She also served in communications roles for the State of Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) from 1998 to 2002. Currently, she serves as Vice president of Partnership Development with Frist Cressey ventures (FCV), where she focuses on accelerating value for FCT’s partnerships and enhancing relationships with health care industry-wide stakeholders. Before joining FCV, Ms. Young partnered with Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist to launch NashvilleHealth, a first-of-a-kind initiative to drive community-level health improvement. Young currently serves on the board of Hint Health, is a member of the advisory boards of Belmont University College of Health Sciences and Washington, DC-based Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Healthcare Industry. She holds an MS from the University of Tennessee and a BA from the University of Mississippi.