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AACR Foundation Leadership

AACR Foundation Officers

Raymond DuBois, MD, PhD*

President

Raymond DuBois, MD, PhD*

The Medical University of South Carolina

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Secretary-Treasurer and CEO

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

American Association for Cancer Research

Bayard D. Clarkson, MD*

Founding Chairman of the Board and President Emeritus

Bayard D. Clarkson, MD*

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

AACR Foundation Trustees

Christiana Bardon, MD

Christiana Bardon, MD

Burrage Capital, MPM Capital

James V. Buzzitta, MD

James V. Buzzitta, MD

Hughes Management, LC

Michael Caligiuri, MD*

Michael Caligiuri, MD*

City of Hope National Medical Center

Nancy Davidson, MD*

Nancy Davidson, MD*

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Faye Florence, Esq.

Faye Florence, Esq.

Attorney, Non-Profit Board Member

Cathy Fraser

Mayo Clinic

Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH*

Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH*

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

William N. Hait, MD, PhD*

William N. Hait, MD, PhD*

Johnson & Johnson External Innovation

Richard A. Heyman, PhD

Richard A. Heyman, PhD

Metacrine, Inc.; ORIC Pharmaceuticals

Wen-Jen Hwu, MD, PhD

Wen-Jen Hwu, MD, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD*

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD*

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Eleanor D. Kress

Eleanor D. Kress

Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Co.

John E. Leonard, PhD

John E. Leonard, PhD

Vaccinex, Inc.

Elaine Mardis, PhD

Elaine Mardis, PhD

Laurence J. Marton, MD

Laurence J. Marton, MD

Gladys H. Monroy, PhD

Gladys H. Monroy, PhD

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Stephen D. Ryan

Stephen D. Ryan

Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group

Anil Sethi

Ciitizen

Ajit Singh, PhD

Ajit Singh, PhD

Artiman Ventures

Nancy Staisey, PhD

Nancy Staisey, PhD

Officers

Stephen D. Ryan

Stephen D. Ryan

President and Chairman

Stephen D. Ryan

Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Secretary-Treasurer and Chief Executive Officer

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR

Founding Chairman of the Board and President Emeritus

Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Trustees

Christiana Bardon, MD, MBA

Christiana Bardon, MD, MBA

Co-Managing Partner, BioImpact Capital

James V. Buzzitta, MD

James V. Buzzitta, MD

Hughes Management, LC

Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR

Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

Lauretta Chrys

Lauretta Chrys

Citizens Financial Group

Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR

Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR

Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Faye Florence, Esq.

Faye Florence, Esq.

Cathy Fraser, MBA

Cathy Fraser, MBA

Mayo Clinic

Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH, FAACR

Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH, FAACR

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR

William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR

Johnson & Johnson External Innovation

Tonya Hallett

Tonya Hallett

Amazon

Richard A. Heyman, PhD

Richard A. Heyman, PhD

Vividion Therapeutics; Metacrine, Inc.; ORIC Pharmaceuticals

Eleanor D. Kress, MBA, JD

Eleanor D. Kress, MBA, JD

Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Co.

John E. Leonard, PhD

John E. Leonard, PhD

Vaccinex, Inc.

Gladys H. Monroy, PhD

Gladys H. Monroy, PhD

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University

Ajit Singh, PhD

Ajit Singh, PhD

Artiman Ventures

Nancy Staisey, PhD

Nancy Staisey, PhD

Gary Steele, Col. (Ret.)

Gary Steele, Col. (Ret.)

David A. Tuveson, MD PhD, FAACR

David A. Tuveson, MD PhD, FAACR

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center

Trustees Emeriti

José Baselga, MD, PhD, FAACR†
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, FAACR
Tyler Jacks, PhD, FAACR
Sherry Lansing
Frank McCormick, PhD, FAACR
Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR

†Deceased 2021

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