Laura Yecies is the CEO of Bone Health Technologies, maker of OsteoBoost, the first effective and safe non-drug treatment for low bone density. Previously she was CEO of SyncThink a, medical diagnostic company, Catch, which she sold to Apple, and SugarSync, which was acquired by J2Global. Earlier she led the Browser division at Netscape, was general manager of Yahoo Mail and VP of Marketing at Check Point. Ms. Yecies has led commercialization and product development programs that have resulted in the use by over 350m customers. She received her MBA from Harvard, has an MSFS from Georgetown and her AB in Government Magna Cum Laude from Dartmouth. She has been profiled in the NYTimes and multiple periodicals and is a prolific speaker and writer on health care and technology.
2012 Stevie Awards for Women in Business — Silver Medal for Female Executive of the Year.
Inc. 500 — Top Female CEO of 2012
U.S. Department of State TechWomen Mentor.
2011 Stevie Awards for Women in Business — Gold Medal for Female Executive of the Year
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“More than half of the devastating, life-altering fragility fractures happen to the 52 million patients with osteopenia who, prior to Osteoboost, had limited treatment options."