Board and Leaders
Deborah Deas, MD, MPH
Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, University of California, Riverside
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Keith Yamamoto, PhD
Professor Emeritus; Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy; Director, UCSF Precision Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Sheila Murphy is Research!America’s Vice President of Advocacy Programs and Initiatives. Sheila comes to Research!America following a 25-year career as chief legislative and policy adviser to Senators Kerrey (D-NE), Nelson […]
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Anne Mandeville is Vice President of Development and Membership. An accomplished fundraising professional, Anne previously worked at the The Children’s Inn at NIH where she led corporate, foundation and special […]
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Senior Vice President of Strategy and Public Engagement Jenny has championed a range of significant policy issues across the medical and public health ecosystems while in leadership positions in government, […]
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Ellie has been Vice President of Policy and Advocacy since March of 2011. Prior to joining Research!America, Ellie served as a Legislative Director in the office of Senator Sherrod Brown. […]
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Michael Coburn is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Throughout his more than 30 years serving the nonprofit sector, his focus on optimizing organizational performance through strong governance, sound […]
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Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, FAAN
President & Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
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Mikael Dolsten, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer and President of Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Pfizer Inc
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Hon. Charlie Dent
Executive Director & Vice President, The Aspen InstituteSenior Policy Advisor, DLA Piper LLPU.S. Representative, 2005-2018
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Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD
K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor, Duke University Medical Center
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Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD
Chief Executive Officer, American Psychological Association
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Jessica L. Mega, MD, MPH
Jessica L. Mega, MD, MPH, is the Co-Founder and former Chief Medical and Scientific Officer at Verily. As CMSO, Dr. Mega’s focus is on translating technological innovations and scientific insights […]
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Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD
Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD, is an R&D Industry Leader. She most recently served as President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). A common thread throughout McMurry-Heath’s career has […]
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Hon. Donna Shalala, PhD
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993-2001U.S. Representative, 2019-2021
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Cynthia Zagieboylo
President and Chief Executive Officer, National MS Society
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Ayman El-Mohandes, MBBCh, MD, MPH, FAAP
Dean, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
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Mary Pittman, DrPH
President and Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Institute
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Georges C. Benjamin, MD
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
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Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, MPA
Director, Robert J. Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke UniversityFormer Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2004-2006; Former Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 2002-2004
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Herbert Pardes, MD
Executive Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Sudip S. Parikh, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Executive Publisher, Science Family of Journals
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E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Dean Emeritus and Former University Executive Vice President; Endowed Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Research Training and Innovation (CARTI); Co-Director, Center for Birth Defects Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Elias A. Zerhouni, MD
Former Director, National Institutes of Health, 2002-2008
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Harold L. Paz, MD, MS
Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, Stony Brook University Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook University Medicine
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Guillermo J. Prado, PhD
Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs; Dean, Graduate School; Professor, Nursing and Health Studies, Public Health Sciences, and Psychology; University of Miami
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