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The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Chairman
President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine
Louis Sullivan served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1989 to 1993. Prior to and following his service as HHS Secretary, he was President of Morehouse School of Medicine, which he now serves as President Emeritus. He is co-chair of The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. A graduate of Morehouse College, he earned his medical degree from Boston University, and is certified in internal medicine and hematology. The recipient of 45 honorary degrees, he served on the faculties of the medical schools at Harvard, Seton Hall, and Boston universities before arriving at Morehouse in 1975. He was also the founding president of the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools.
G. Steven Burrill, Vice Chairman
Chief Executive Officer, Burrill & Company
Steve Burrill is the CEO of Burrill & Company, a San Francisco-based private merchant bank focused exclusively on life science companies. Burrill & Company revolves around several core activities -- strategic partnering, spinouts, venture capital investment, and media – and has over $950 million under management. Prior to founding Burrill & Company, Mr. Burrill spent 28 years with Ernst & Young, directing and coordinating services to clients in the biotechnology-life sciences and high technology industries worldwide. He was also International Chairman of their Manufacturing-High Technology practice. In 2002, he was recognized as the biotech investment visionary by Scientific American magazine (The Scientific American 50). A strong proponent of informal science education, Mr. Burrill is an internationally recognized spokesman for the life sciences and high technology industries.
Michael M.E. Johns, MD, Vice Chairman
Chancellor, Emory University
Michael Johns assumed the post of Chancellor for Emory University in October, 2007. Prior to that, starting in 1996, he served as Executive Vice President for Health Affairs; CEO, The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center; Chairman of the Board, Emory Healthcare; Co-Chairman of the Board, EHCA, LLC; and Professor of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine. Over the course of 11 years, he engineered the transformation of Emory University’s Health Sciences Center into one of the nation’s preeminent centers in education, research, and patient care. Prior to moving to Emory, Dr. Johns was Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Vice President of the Medical Faculty. He has been a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) since 1993. He also serves on a variety of private-sector and philanthropic boards, including Johnson and Johnson and the Georgia Cancer Coalition. Dr. Johns received his bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University and his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School.
C. Everett Koop, MD, ScD
C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth
C. Everett Koop served as U.S. Surgeon General from 1981 to 1989. In this role he oversaw the activities of the 6,000 member PHS Commissioned Corps and advised the public on a variety of health matters including smoking and health, diet and nutrition, immunization and HIV/AIDS. Dr. Koop continues to be a force for public health and education through his writings and public appearances, and as Senior Scholar of the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth. He served as Chairman of the National Health Museum until July 2000, when he became Chairman Emeritus.
William F. Austin
Founder and CEO, Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Humanitarian and philanthropist William Austin is one of the world’s foremost experts in hearing aids. Mr. Austin’s drive to satisfy his customers first has made Starkey Laboratories an industry leader, while his expertise earned him distinction as the hearing aid dispenser of choice to celebrities and dignitaries, sports figures and public servants. In addition to providing corporate leadership for Starkey, he is well known for leading missions to personally administer to children in such countries as El Salvador, Mexico, Ecuador and Panama, donating time, financial support and hearing aids.
David R. Bellaire
Partner, Bain & Company
Dave Bellaire is a Bain & Company Director and senior partner who focuses his efforts in the healthcare sector. Over a 30-year management career, he has counseled a wide array of health-related companies on issues including corporate and business unit strategy, product launch, and merger/integration. Prior to Bain, he served as Executive Vice President for health solutions, pharmaceutical services, and medical benefit operations at NDC Health, a network services company; and a lead partner and Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton. Bellaire started, built, and sold Canada Prosthetics. He received an MBA from Northwestern University, where he also earned a graduate degree in prosthetics/bioengineering, served on the faculty of the medical school, and was a Northwestern, National Science Foundation, and Kellogg Foundation Fellow.
The Honorable Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Chairman and President, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Joseph Califano is a lawyer, public health policy educator, and writer. Mr. Califano served as U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1977 through 1979. Most recently he founded and serves as Chairman and President of the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA). CASA is an independent non-profit research center that brings together under one roof all the professional disciplines needed to study and combat all types of substance abuse as they affect all aspects of society.
Peter Carmel, MD
American Medical Association
Pediatric neurosurgeon Peter Carmel was elected to the American Medical Association’s Board of Trustees in 2002, and is the immediate past president of the AMA Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Carmel completed his medical training at the New York University School of Medicine, his residency in neurosurgery at the Neurological Institute of New York, and his doctorate in neuroanatomy from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Carmel is currently the professor and chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School. He is also co-medical director of the Neurological Institute of New Jersey. He has served in numerous positions in both the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and played a large role in launching the Decade of the Brain initiative that has raised millions of dollars in new research money for neurological diseases and stroke.
Fuad El-Hibri
President, Emergent Biosolutions
Fuad El-Hibri is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emergent Biosolutions, a Maryland-based biotechnology company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of immunobiotics. Emergent is the sole manufacturer of and FDA-licensed anthrax vaccine, BioThrax. Mr. El-Hibri is a member of the Board of Trustees of American University and of the International Biomedical Research Alliance.
J. Edward Hill, MD
World Medical Association
Edward Hill, a board-certified family physician from Tupelo, Mississippi, is a Past President of the American Medical Association. Prior to his election to the AMA Board in 1996, he served as an AMA Delegate from the Mississippi State Medical Association and as a member of the AMA’s Council on Legislation. Dr. Hill has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of the Mississippi State Medical Association, President of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians, and President of the Southern Medical Association.
R. Jackson Kelly
Vice President and Director of Investor Relations, The Coca-Cola Company
R. Jackson Kelly is a vice president and Director of Investor Relations for Coca-Cola. He previously served as special assistant to the Office of the President and CEO, Muhtar Kent, and as a vice president in several areas of the company including international marketing, marketing operations, and business development. His other Coca-Cola experience includes roles with a number of brands include Fresca, Diet Sprite, Minute Maid, and Powerade, and serving as General Manager of the World of Coca-Cola. In addition to Coca-Cola, he has been a principal in an Atlanta based software technology company, and a Senior Accountant with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Kelly is a CPA and holds a Masters Degree in Marketing Management from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington and Lee University.
Mike Magee, MD
Senior Fellow for Health Policy, Center for Aging Services Technologies
Mike Magee is Senior Fellow for Health Policy at the Center for Aging Services Technologies of the American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging. He is also Editor of Health Commentary.org and Healthy-Waters.org. Dr. Magee is a member of the National Commission for Quality Long Term Care. He has served formerly as a Senior Fellow in the Humanities to the World Medical Association; a David Rockefeller Fellow; Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College; Honorary Master Scholar at New York University School of Medicine; and Vice President of Global Medical Relations and Science Policy, Pfizer, Inc.
Russell M. Medford, MD, PhD
President and CEO, Salutria Pharmaceuticals
Russell Medford serves as President and CEO of Salutria, an Atlanta-based pharmaceutical company. He is a director of Inhibitex, Inc., an inaugural Fellow of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences of the American Heart Association a past member of the Advisory Council of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and serves on the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) Board of Directors. He was an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Molecular Cardiology at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he currently holds the appointment of Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine. A molecular cardiologist whose research has focused on the molecular basis of cardiovascular disease, he has published widely in the field of molecular cardiology and holds 14 U.S. patents.
Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, FAAN
Dean of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Afaf I. Meleis, a nurse and medical sociologist, is the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Council General of the International Council on Women’s Health Issues. Dr. Meleis’ main teaching areas are theoretical nursing, coping and living with transitions, and international health. Her scholarship is focused on theory and knowledge development, immigrant and international health, and women’s role integration and health. An internationally recognized leader in nursing and global health, Dr. Meleis is an active member of the American Academy of Nursing.
The Honorable Mitzi Perdue, MPA
Commissioner, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Mitzi Perdue is an active philanthropist and national health advocate who serves as a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, an independent agency of the Federal government that advises the President and Congress on national and international library and information policies. In addition, working in conjunction with the State of Maryland’s Health Department, she created a program to serve residents of that state’s Eastern Shore who, studies show, are at heightened risk for health problems. Over 6,000 residents have participated in the healthy lifestyles program. Ms. Perdue, an artist and handcraft designer has also worked in software development and broadcast and print journalism. She served as a U.S. Delegate to the United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi and is a well published author.
Parker H. “Pete” Petit
President, The Petit Group.
Pete Petit is President of The Petit Group, an investment management organization based in Atlanta. In 1970, after losing his infant son to crib death, Mr. Petit created a device to protect infants against sudden infant death syndrome and founded Life Systems, Inc. The firm, which produced infant home monitors and later a device to wean patients from ventilator dependency, became Healthdyne, Inc., which grew into several publicly traded companies led by Mr. Petit. These included Matria Healthcare, a leading provider of comprehensive disease management programs for women's health and diabetes and respiratory disorders, which was sold to Inverness Medical Innovations in 2008 in a $1.2 billion transaction. Mr. Petit received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and master’s in Engineering Mechanics from Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. A widely recognized technology entrepreneur and philanthropist, he was inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia in 1994, funded a chair for “Engineering in Medicine” and endowed the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences at Georgia Tech. In 2001, he helped fund the Biotechnology building at Georgia Tech, and in 2004 he assisted with the funding of the Science Teaching Laboratory building at Georgia State University. Both buildings bear his name.
James M. Phillips
Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Investments
James M. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Investments, has enjoyed an outstanding career starting companies and guiding them through successful IPO’s while bringing new technologies into industry-leading positions – including the PDA, digital cell phone, fixed cellular and internet multimedia. His career began at Nortel, which was followed by SkyTel, Motorola, and IPIX. He was recruited by FedEx to build the FedEx Institute of Technology (FIT), after which he became CEO in residence at Morgan Keegan, a Memphis-based investment firm. While there he was asked to evaluate a technology called VeinViewer, which led to the creation of Luminetix Corporation. Mr. Phillips holds a number of patents in cell phone, PDA and data modem designs, and serves on a number of non-profit boards.
Isadore Rosenfeld, MD
Rossi Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine,
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Isadore Rosenfeld, MD, is the Rossi Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and an attending physician at both the New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is also the health editor for Parade magazine in which his twice monthly columns are enjoyed by over 70 million readers. In addition to maintaining a private medical practice in Manhattan, Dr. Rosenfeld serves as medical consultant for Fox TV where he appears on his popular “Sunday House Calls.” An eight-time best selling-author, he is one of the leading and most effective educators of the American public on health and medical matters.
Leonard D. Schaeffer
Leonard Schaeffer is the immediate past Chairman of WellPoint Health Networks, one of the nation’s largest publicly traded healthcare companies serving the needs of more than 13 million medical members and over 49 million specialty members. He has been named by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 American CEOs and by Modern Healthcare as one of managed care’s “10 Deepest Thinkers.” Mr. Schaeffer previously served as President of Group Health, Inc. and as Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Ralph Snyderman, MD
Chancellor Emeritus, Duke University
James B. Duke Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
Ralph Snyderman became Chancellor Emeritus of Duke University in 2004. He previously served as Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine at Duke, where he oversaw the development of the Duke University Health System into one of the most successful integrated academic health systems in the country. After stepping down as Chancellor, Dr. Snyderman founded Proventys, Inc. Dr. Snyderman is internationally recognized for his contributions in inflammation research and has received numerous honors, including the CIBA GEIGY Award, the Bonazinga Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arthritis Foundation.
The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson
Tommy Thompson served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 until 2005. His time as Secretary was marked by significant increases in funding for the National Institutes of Health, a reorganization of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and a strengthening of the nation’s preparedness for a bioterrorism attack. Prior to his tenure as HHS Secretary, he served an unprecedented four terms as Governor of Wisconsin.
David H. Roland
President/CEO
David Roland joined the National Health Museum as Senior Vice President in 2004 and was named President in 2009. He previously headed his own media production and consulting firm and has more than three decades of experience working closely with the nation's leading health institutions and medical research corporations. Previously he was President of the health communications firm Science & Medicine Enterprises; Executive Vice President of The Blackwell Corporation in Washington, DC; Vice President at WQED-TV/FM in Pittsburgh; and Vice President and General Manager at WQLN-TV/FM in Erie, Pennsylvania. A former newspaper reporter and magazine editor who was a Navy public affairs officer during the Vietnam War, Mr. Roland is an award-winning television and book producer and twice served as Chairman of the George Foster Peabody Awards, television and cable’s most prestigious honor. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Ohio University and completed a Harvard advanced management program.
VivianLee Ward
Director of CyberEducation
VivianLee Ward serves as the Museum's chief educational technology strategist and manages Access Excellence, NHM's award winning educational resource for teachers and learners of the life and health sciences. She brings a variety of experiences to her position at NHM. Trained in physiology, biochemistry, and education with a MS from the University of Illinois, she was a researcher in endocrinology, a high school life sciences teacher, and a Stanford University master teacher before helping found AE in 1995. She is completing her doctorate at USC. Active in state and national organizations, she currently serves on the Policy Committee of the National Science Digital Library and is the Governor's Appointee to the Advisory Board of the California Science Project. Her recognitions include the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers and the Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award from the California Science Teachers Association.
Claudia L. Menashe
Project Director, National Public Health Partnership
As Project Director for NPHP, Claudia is responsible for the development, organization, and implementation of all aspects of the Partnership. Claudia is a health communications and service-oriented professional with more than ten years of experience in public health, social work, communications, partnership development and strategic planning. Prior to joining the National Health Museum, she served as Vice President of Matthews Media Group Inc., a leading health communications firm, where she was responsible for managing multi-million dollar health communication projects for a variety of clients, including federal agencies such as NIH. In addition, Claudia has worked at the American Psychological Association on a violence prevention project and at the Arlington Hospital in an outpatient wellness center. Claudia received master's degrees in public health and in social work from Boston University, and in 1997 was elected to the Alpha Beta chapter of Delta Omega, the honorary society for graduate studies in public health.
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