Board of Directors

Executive Committee:

Ellen V. Sigal, Ph.D.
Chair & Founder, Friends of Cancer Research
Independent voting member, term ending 2021
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Marlene Malek, R.N.
Vice Chair, Friends of Cancer Research
Independent voting member, term ending 2021
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Jeff Allen, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Friends of Cancer Research
Voting member, term ending 2021
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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 2021
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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 2021
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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 2021
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Jonathan Leff
Partner, Deerfield Management
Independent voting member, term ending 2021
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David Mitchell
Founder & President, Patients for Affordable Drugs
Independent voting member, term ending 2021
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Richard Schilsky, M.D.
Emeritus, University of Chicago
Independent voting member, term ending 2021
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Pennie Abramson, Ph.D. (h.c.)
President's Circle, The Weizmann Institute of Science
Independent voting member, term ending 2021
Margaret Anderson
Managing Director, Government & Public Services | Strategy & Analytics, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Independent voting member, term ending 2020
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Carolyn "Bo" Aldige
President & Founder, Prevent Cancer Foundation
Independent voting member, term ending 2021
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Edward J. Benz, Jr. M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Independent voting member, term ending 2020
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Elizabeth Thompson
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, TRANSCEND4GOOD
Independent voting member, term ending 2020
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Robert C. Young, M.D.
President, RCYMedicine
Independent voting member, term ending 2020
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