Sara Bauer, one of the linemates on the 2006 University of Wisconsin team that won the national title, was named the nation’s top women’s college ice hockey player that season. Another linemate, Meghan Duggan, went on to become a top player for national and Olympic teams. Sharon Faust, Pharm.D., MBA, who was captain of that championship team, says her strength as the left wing was fighting for the puck in the corners of the rink and getting assists.

“I would joke about, I’m just here to assist,” says Faust with an easy laugh.

Faust, as the chief pharmacy officer of Navitus Health Solutions, a Madison, Wisconsin, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), does much more than just assist. But she says her leadership style emphasizes the team, and the through line to her hockey-playing days is clear.

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