Board of Directors
Johann S. de Bono, MD ChB, MSc, PhD
(2025-2028)Regius Professor of Cancer Research
Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology
Head of Division of Clinical Studies
Director of the Drug Development Unit and Head of Prostate Cancer Targeted Therapy Group
Institute of Cancer Research
London, United Kingdom
Mikala Egeblad, PhD
(2025-2028)Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Tumor Microenvironment
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Professor of Cell Biology
Professor of Oncology
Co-Leader, Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Program
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Manuel Hidalgo, MD, PhD, FAACR
(2024-2027)Professor of Medicine
Co-director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Center,
NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York

Ross L. Levine, MD
(2026-2029)Senior Vice President, Translational Research in Memorial Hospital
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Christopher I. Li, MD, PhD
(2026-2029)Vice President, Faculty Development
Helen G. Edson Endowed Chair for Breast Cancer Research
Professor, Translational Research Program and Epidemiology Program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Associate Director for Faculty Development
Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington Cancer/Seattle Children’s Consortium
Seattle, Washington

Crystal Mackall, MD, FAACR
(2025-2028)Ernest and Amelia Gallo Family Professor
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Founding Director, Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy
Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Associate Director, Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford, California

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, FAACR
(2024-2027)Marion N. Rowley Professor of Cancer Research
Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Internal Medicine
Distinguished Professor, College of Medicine
Professor, Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health
Deputy Director for Population Sciences and Community Outreach
Founding Director, Center for Cancer Health Equity
James Cancer Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Katerina A. Politi, PhD
(2024-2027)Professor of Pathology
Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling Networks
Scientific Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers
Yale Cancer Center
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Charles W. M. Roberts, MD, PhD
(2025-2028)Executive Vice President and Director
Comprehensive Cancer Center
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee

Jean-Charles Soria, MD, PhD
(2024-2027)Senior Vice President of Oncology, Global Development
Amgen
Thousand Oaks, California

Sheila A. Stewart, PhD
(2026-2029)Gerty T. Cori Professor
Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair of Cell Biology and Physiology
Associate Director for Basic Sciences, Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri

Ashani T. Weeraratna, PhD
(2026-2029)Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Cancer Biology
E.V. McCollum Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Associate Director for Laboratory Research
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

E. John Wherry III, PhD, FAACR
(2026-2029)Barbara and Richard Schiffrin President’s Distinguished Professor
Chair, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics
Director, Institute for Immunology and Immune Health
Director, Colton Center for Autoimmunity
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Catherine J. Wu, MD, FAACR
(2024-2027)Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies
Lavine Family Chair for Preventative Cancer Therapies
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
Timothy A. Yap, MBBS, PhD
(2025-2028)Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Program), Division of Cancer Medicine
Vice President, Head of Clinical Development, Therapeutics Discovery Division
Associate Director of Translational Research, Khalifa Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
View the list of past board members.