Board of Directors

Executive Committee:

  • Ellen V. Sigal, Ph.D.

    Chair & Founder, Friends of Cancer Research
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025
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  • Marlene Malek, R.N.

    Vice Chair, Friends of Cancer Research
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025
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  • Jeff Allen, Ph.D.

    President and CEO, Friends of Cancer Research
    Voting member, term ending 2025
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  • Anna Barker, Ph.D.

    Chief Strategy Officer, Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine, University of Southern California, Secretary
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025
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  • Sudip S. Parikh, Ph.D.

    Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Treasurer
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025
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  • Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.)

    Chief Executive Officer, American Association for Cancer Research
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025
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  • David Mitchell

    Founder & President, Patients for Affordable Drugs
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025
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  • Richard Schilsky, M.D.

    Emeritus, University of Chicago
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025
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Board Members:

  • Pennie Abramson, Ph.D. (h.c.)

    President’s Circle, The Weizmann Institute of Science
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025

  • Margaret Anderson

    Chief Marketing Officer, Federal Health Sector; DEI Leader, Strategy & Analytics, Government & Public Services, Deloitte Consulting LLP
    Independent voting member, term ending 2024
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  • Carolyn “Bo” Aldige

    Founder, Prevent Cancer Foundation
    Independent voting member, term ending 2025
    Full Bio

  • Edward J. Benz, Jr. M.D.

    President and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Independent voting member, term ending 2024
    Full Bio

  • Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

    Deputy Director of Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital and Assistant Dean for Translational Research at Yale School of Medicine, term ending 2024
    Full Bio

  • Edward Sanghyun Kim, M.D., M.B.A.

    Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope Orange County
    Independent voting member, term ending 2024
    Full Bio

  • Elizabeth Thompson

    Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Transcend4Good
    Independent voting member, term ending 2024
    Full Bio