Board of Directors

John M. Carethers, MD, FAACR
(2023-2026)Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
University of California San Diego
San Diego, California

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
Walter B. Wriston Professor of Pancreatic Cancer Research, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

Christine M. Lovly, MD, PhD
(2023-2026)Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research
Co-leader, Translational Research and Interventional Oncology Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Crystal Mackall, MD
(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

Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH
(2023-2026)Professor and Martin D. Abeloff, MD, Scholar in Cancer Prevention
Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland

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

Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD
(2023-2026)Chief, Strategic Partnerships
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

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

Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, FASCO, FAACR
(2023-2026)Director, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

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.