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Kenneth C. Anderson, MD
Chief, Division of Hematologic Neoplasia
Director, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Anderson graduated from Johns Hopkins Medical School. He trained in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital and completed hematology, medical oncology, and tumor immunology training at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Anderson is the Kraft Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and serves as Chief of the Division of Hematologic Neoplasia, Director of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, and Vice Chair of the Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He received the Waldenstrom's Award in 2003 for his translational research directed to the development of novel therapeutics targeting the myeloma cell in its microenvironment and is a Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Research Scientist. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Dr. Anderson serves as Chairman of the MMRF's Scientific Advisory Committee, Chairman of the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium, and Chairman of the National Comprehensive Cancer
Network's Multiple Myeloma Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee.
Karen E. Andrews
General Counsel
BBDO Worldwide Inc.
BBDO Worldwide Inc.
Karen E. Andrews is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of BBDO Worldwide, Inc. where she is responsible for the management of the legal activities of over 150 individual operating units throughout the world. Prior to joining BBDO Worldwide, Ms. Andrews was Associate General Counsel and Director of Television Business Affairs at Time Inc. Ms. Andrews began her career in law as a Litigation Associate at the New York law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges where she specialized in Entertainment Litigation. Ms. Andrews graduated cum laude from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and earned her law degree, cum laude, from Temple School of Law. Ms. Andrews is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. In 1997, Ms. Andrews co-founded the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation with Kathy Giusti.
Kathy Giusti
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)
Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC)
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)
Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC)
Kathy Giusti is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC). Following her diagnosis with multiple myeloma, Ms. Giusti founded the MMRF in 1998 to fund innovative myeloma research and drug discovery. Having raised more than $70 million to date, the MMRF is the world’s number one funder of myeloma research. As an extension of the MMRF's mission, Ms. Giusti founded the MMRC in 2004 to enable leading research institutions to work with industry to speed the discovery and development of effective new treatments. Comprised of 13 leading research institutions, the MMRC is widely recognized for breaking down barriers in tissue banking, data management, genomics, and clinical trials and is held as an optimal research model to accelerate the development of new therapies.
Ms. Giusti received for MBA in general management from Harvard Business School and graduated from the University of Vermont magna cum laude with a BS in biological Sciences. She began her career in 1980 with Merck & Co., and later joined the Gillette Company. In 1993, she joined G.D. Searle & Co., where she last served as Executive Director of Searle's worldwide arthritis franchise.
Ms. Giusti received the 1998 Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's Woman of the Year Award, the 2001 Harvard Business School Entrepreneurial Award, the 2002 McCarty Cancer Foundation Humanitarian Award, the 2002 Joseph Michaela Award from the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, the 2005 Harvard Business School Award for Courage and Valor, and the 2006 Partners in Progress Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Ms. Giusti has served on the Institute of Medicine's National Cancer Policy Board and the Cancer Leadership Council. Today, she continues to serve on the National Cancer Advisory Board, an appointment she received in 2003 from President Bush, and is a member of the Board of Directors for IMS Health. Most recently, Ms. Giusti's efforts to advance cancer research and drug development have been featured in The Wall Street Journal and NBC Nightly News.
She lives in New Canaan, Conn., with her husband, Paul, and her children, Nicole, who is 12, and David, who is 9.
Profiles:
Robert R. Grusky
Principal, New Mountain Partners LP
General Partner, Hope Capital Partners LP
Robert R Grusky is a founding partner of New Mountain Capital LP, a private equity fund, General Partner of Hope Capital Partners LP, an investment partnership in public securities, and President of RSL Investments Corporation. Prior to these ventures, Mr.Grusky was a senior professional in the Principal Investment Area of Goldman Sachs from 1993 to 1997 and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Department of Goldman Sachs from 1985 to 1993. Mr. Grusky took a leave of absence from Goldman Sachs during 1990 to 1991 after being selected as a White House Fellow and served as Assistant for Special Projects to then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney. Mr. Grusky was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for service during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. Grusky is a member of the Board of Directors of Deltathree.com and the Central European Media Enterprises, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY.
Mr. Grusky graduated from Union College cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in history and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Allan Heller
President and CEO
American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.
Mr. Heller is President and Chief Executive Officer of American Pharmaceutical Partners. Prior to joining American Pharmaceutical Partners, Mr. Heller was Investment Advisor on life science transactions to One Equity Partners, a private equity arm of JP Morgan Chase, and served as Senior Vice President and President of Global Renal Operations at Baxter Healthcare Corporation. Prior to these positions, Mr. Heller had an illustrious 23-year career at G.D. Searle, most recently as Executive Vice President and President of Searle Operations, and as a member of the Pharmacia Management Committee. Mr. Heller holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Chicago and earned an MBA in finance from DePaul University.
Joseph M. Hogan
President and CEO
GE Healthcare
Joe Hogan is President and Chief Executive Officer of G.E. Healthcare, a segment of General Electric Company. G.E. Healthcare is the global leader in medical diagnostic technology and biosciences. A 20-year G.E. veteran, Mr. Hogan advanced through a series of leadership roles in sales, marketing, and product development, and was named President and Chief Executive Officer of G.E. Fanuc Automation North America before being appointed to his current position. Mr. Hogan received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Geneva College and an MBA from Robert Morris University.
Anthony K. (Tony) Kesman
Independent Consultant to the Healthcare Industry
Tony Kesman is an independent consultant with more than 28 years experience in the healthcare industry. He began his career at American Hospital Supply Corporation, where he was appointed Vice President of National Accounts. Following the company's merger with Baxter, Mr. Kesman was appointed to several leadership positions, including Vice President and General Manager of the Western Business Center, Vice President and General Manager of the ValueLink Business Center, President of the Critical Care Division, and President of Health Systems. After Allegiance Healthcare Corporation was spun out of Baxter, Mr. Kesman was named Corporate Vice President of Distribution, a member of the Allegiance Operating Management Team, and was later named President of Care Continuum Products and Services Group. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. Kesman is a member of the Board of Directors of Children's Memorial Medical Center, Children's Memorial Foundation, and the Health Industry Distributors Association. Mr. Kesman graduated from the University of Iowa and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Tony Kesman is an independent consultant with more than 28 years experience in the healthcare industry. He began his career at American Hospital Supply Corporation, where he was appointed Vice President of National Accounts. Following the company's merger with Baxter, Mr. Kesman was appointed to several leadership positions, including Vice President and General Manager of the Western Business Center, Vice President and General Manager of the ValueLink Business Center, President of the Critical Care Division, and President of Health Systems. After Allegiance Healthcare Corporation was spun out of Baxter, Mr. Kesman was named Corporate Vice President of Distribution, a member of the Allegiance Operating Management Team, and was later named President of Care Continuum Products and Services Group. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. Kesman is a member of the Board of Directors of Children's Memorial Medical Center, Children's Memorial Foundation, and the Health Industry Distributors Association. Mr. Kesman graduated from the University of Iowa and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
W. Dana LaForge
Managing Director
Colonnade Financial Group, Inc.
W. Dana LaForge founded Colonnade Financial Group, Inc., a private equity services firm, in June 1992 to provide professional asset management assistance to the owners of private equity investments through active hands-on oversight of existing portfolio companies. Prior to founding Colonnade, Mr. LaForge was a Managing Director at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, where he primarily focused on merger and acquisition transactions with banks and insurance companies. Mr. LaForge also heads the Mortgage Finance Group, where he has traded a wide range of mortgage securities and has been responsible for the firm's coverage of certain industrial corporations with product responsibility for leveraged buyouts in the Southeast. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. LaForge serves on the Board of Directors of Penn National Insurance Company. Mr.LaForge earned a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Lori Tauber Marcus
VP, General Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Pepsi-Cola North America Foodservice Division
Lori Tauber Marcus is Vice President/General Manager of Strategic Initiatives at Pepsi-Cola North America Foodservice Division. Ms. Tauber Marcus began her career at Pepsi as a Marketing Associate and held various roles in brand management, field marketing, and retail customer marketing. Ms. Tauber Marcus went on to become Director of the Foodservice Division's Restaurant Customer Marketing and Vice President of Pepsi's Foodservice Division before being appointed to her current position. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Ms. Tauber Marcus is a member of the Women's Foodservice Forum and is involved in the NRA's Marketing Executive Group. In 2004, Ms. Tauber Marcus was elected to the YWCA's Academy of Women Leaders for her contributions to the MMRF. Ms. Tauber Marcus earned her bachelor's degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
William S. McKiernan
Chair and CEO
CyberSource Corporation
William McKiernan is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CyberSource Corporation. Prior to founding CyberSource, Mr. McKiernan was President and Chief Operating Officer of McAfee Associates, now Network Associates; Mr. McKiernan held this position during the company's initial public offering. Before joining McAfee, Mr. McKiernan was Vice President of Princeton Venture Research, Inc. and held management positions at ROLM/IBM. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. McKiernan is the West Coast Chairman of the Boston College Technology Council. Mr. McKiernan holds a Bachelor of Science from Boston College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Charles B. Ortner
Senior Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP
Charles B. Ortner is Senior Partner at Proskauer Rose LLP, where he represents many of the world's leading recording artists, songwriters, record producers, music publishers and record companies in litigation and as a counselor and strategic advisor. Mr. Ortner also serves as National Legal Counsel to the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. and as counsel to MusiCares. Previously, Mr. Ortner served as an Aide to Mayor John V. Lindsay and as an Assistant to United States Attorney Whitney North Seymour, Jr. in the Southern District of New York. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. Ortner is a member of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research. Along with his two children, Mr. Orther established the Jane Ortner Multiple Myeloma Research Fellowship at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center. Mr. Ortner received his bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis and
received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School.
Lynn O'Connor Vos
CEO and President
Grey Healthcare Group Inc.
Lynn O'Connor Vos is President and Chief Executive Officer of Grey Healthcare Group, Inc., an integrated global communications network. An healthcare industry veteran, Ms. O'Connor Vos has helped spearhead some of the largest and most significant pharmaceutical product launches in recent decades. Under Ms. O'Connor Vos' leadership, Grey Healthcare Group was named Agency of the Year in 2002 and has since has earned multiple nominations for some of the industry's most coveted honors, including Most Admired Agency, Best Global Network, and Creator of Best Professional Ad, and Most Creative Agency. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Ms. O'Connor Vos is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jed Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the YWCA of the City of New York, the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame, the Windward School, and Columbia University's Information Technology Program Advisory Board. Ms. O'Connor Vos was nominated to the
Academy of Women Achievers in 1997 and named the Healthcare Businesswomen Associations' Woman of the Year in 2005.
Alan Panzer
Group President
Tyco Healthcare Surgical Division
Alan Panzer is the Group President of the Tyco Healthcare Surgical Division, where he oversees both United States Surgical and the Valleylab Company. Mr. Panzer began his career with Tyco Healthcare in May of 1991 as the Vice President of Sales/Kendall Vascular Therapy Division. He later went on to become the Vice President of Sales for entire Kendall Company, the President of the Kendall Vascular Therapy Division before being appointed to his current position. Prior to joining Tyco Healthcare/Kendall, Mr. Panzer was the Vice President of Sales for Surgical Laser Technologies; Eastern Area Manager for Pfizer/Infusaid, and Senior Account Representative for Glaxo, Inc. Mr. Panzer holds a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from St. John's University in New York and is a registered pharmacist.
Edward J. Phillips
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phillips Beverage Company
Chairman
Millennium Import LLC
Edward J. Phillips is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phillips Beverage Company and Founder and Chairman of Millennium Import LLC. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. Phillips serves as a trustee and a member of the Executive Committee of The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation, a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of The Jay Phillips Center for Jewish-Christian Learning at St. John's University / University of St. Thomas, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Givens Collection of African American Literature at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Phillips also served for seven years as an Executive Mentor for the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. Mr. Phillips graduated from Stanford University and earned his a Master's in clinical psychology and his law degree from University of Minnesota. Mr. Phillips is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.
William Wilson III
Chairman
Wilson Meany Sullivan LLC
William Wilson III is Managing Partner of Wilson Meany Sullivan LLC, a private real estate investment and development company. Previously, Mr. Wilson was Chairman of Cornerstone Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust, President and Chairman of William Wilson & Associates, and Founder and President of Webcor Builders, Inc. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. Wilson was recently appointed by President Bush to the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust, a federal agency that manages the long-term care of the Presidio, a former military post in San Francisco. Mr. Wilson is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Equity Office Properties and is a Trustee of the California Academy of Science and the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. Mr. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Stanford University.
Robert Wolf
Chief Operating Officer
UBS Investment Bank
UBS Investment Bank
Robert Wolf is Chief Operating Officer of UBS Investment Bank and President of UBS Securities LLC. Prior to these positions, he served as the Global Head of Fixed Income of UBS Investment Bank. Mr. Wolf also is a member of the UBS Group Managing Board. Prior to joining UBS, Mr. Wolf spent nearly 10 years with Salomon Brothers. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Mr. Wolf sits on the Board of Trustees for the Children's Aid Society and the Advisory Board of Athletics for the University of Pennsylvania, and is member of the Democratic Party Business Council. Mr. Wolf holds his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Donna Zaccaro is President of WhatGoesAround.org (WGA) an internet nonprofit with a mission of creating a nation of everyday philanthropists. In joining WGA, Ms. Zaccaro took a leave from the television and film production company she founded and ran, called DAZzling Media Inc. Prior to launching that company in 2001, Ms. Zaccaro was a producer for the Today Show at NBC News for eight years. Ms. Zaccaro has also had careers in running political campaigns for Geraldine Ferraro, in public affairs at The Bedford Kent Group, a marketing and communications firm she co-founded, and in investment banking at Salomon Brothers Inc. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the MMRF, Ms. Zaccaro serves on the Board of Directors of the Arts Connection, a nonprofit that provides arts education to NYC Public Schools, and as a trustee on the Board of The Grace Church School, an independent school in New York City. Ms. Zaccaro holds a Bachelor of Art degree in comparative literature from Brown
University and an MBA in General Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
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