JEANETTE CESTA
Executive Director

Jeanette Cesta is the Executive Director of VWD Connect Foundation, a U.S. based national non-profit organization serving severe von Willebrand disease patients. Jeanette has been an educational consultant for the bleeding disorder community, focusing on von Willebrand disease and women with bleeding disorders, for over 20 years. She speaks nationally and internationally at medical conventions and patient organization events. Jeanette has co-authored multiple abstracts and research posters presented at both national and international medical conferences. She is a member of the American Society of Hematology Roadmap to Improve DEI in Hematology Clinical Trials Committee, was a member of the NHF VWD Task Force, chaired the Women with VWD working group for the ATHN National Hemophilia Program Coordinating Center, and has designed and implemented more than 25 conferences/workshops for medical providers and patients on von Willebrand disease. Jeanette received her Bachelor of Science from Suffolk University, Boston, MA.