Foundation Advisors

Our advisors contribute a diversity of expertise and leadership in philanthropy, science, investing, entrepreneurship and impact.

Advisors on Investment

  • Les Funtleyder

    Healthcare Portfolio Manager,
    E Squared

    Meet Les

  • Lisette Cooper, PhD

    Founder and CEO,
    Athena Capital

    Meet Lisette

  • Michal Votruba

    Director,
    RSJ Investments

    Meet Michal

  • Robert I. Wolk

    Private Investor, Wolk Family Office;
    Board Chair, Amref Health Africa

    Meet Rob

  • Laurence G. Latimer

    Head of Ventures,
    IEX

    Meet Laurence

  • David Teten

    CEO,
    Versatile Venture Capital

    Meet David

  • John Parker

    Founder & Managing Director,
    Springhood Ventures

    Meet John

  • Anula Jayasuriya

    Founder and Managing Director,
    EXXclaim Capital

    Meet Anula

  • Alex Beck

    Co-Founder and Head of Operations,
    Lattice Investments

    Meet Alex

  • Michael Paas

    Life Sciences Executive,
    Biopharmaceutical and Strategy Consulting

    Meet Michael

  • Louis Parks

    Managing Member,
    Tyro Capital Management

    Meet Louis

  • Isaac Treitel

    Co-Founder and Director,
    MedPro Investors, and Director,
    TriState Ventures

    Meet Isaac

  • Noel Goddard

    Principal, Accelerate NY Seed Fund

    Meet Noel

  • Susana Frazao Pinheiro

    Investment Advisor to the EU and European Innovation Funds; Lead, Healthcare and Life Sciences, UCL School of Management

    Meet Susana

  • Jessica Grossman, MD

    CEO,
    Medicines360

    Meet Jessica

  • Steve Cohen

    Founder & CEO,
    Gold Coast Advisors

    Meet Steve

  • Gwill York

    Co-Founder and Managing Director,
    Lighthouse Capital Partners

    Meet Gwill

  • Dan Adams

    Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, NextWaveBio

    Meet Dan

  • Karen R. Drexler, MBA

    Board of Directors, Compensation Committee RESMED (NYSE:RSMD)

    Meet Karen

  • William H. Yuen

    Co-Founder and CEO,
    BKAM

    Meet Bill

  • Ellen Itskovitz

    Healthcare Industry Analyst and Institutional Investment,
    Consultant

    Meet Ellen

  • James Patrick

    SVP, the Clark Estates

    Meet James

  • Arthur Klausner

    Executive Chairman at Concarlo Therapeutics; Life Sciences and Venture Capital Consultant

    Meet Arthur

  • Kristoffer Gandrup-Marino

    Chief of Innovation at UNICEF

    Meet Kristoffer

  • Tom Bird

    Member,
    Investment Advisory Committee

    Meet Tom

  • David Danar, MD

    Life Sciences Executive,
    Biotechnology and Device Consulting

    Meet David

Advisors on Inclusive Entrepreneurship

  • Lorine Pendleton, Esq.

    Investment Partner, Portfolia; Member, Pipeline Angels; New York Chair, TIGER 21

    Meet Lorine

  • Marcia Nelson

    Managing Director, Alberleen Family Office Solutions

    Meet Marcia

  • Carolee Lee

    Founder and CEO, AccessCircles; and Founder and CEO, WHAM!

    Meet Carolee

Advisors in Science

  • Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D.

    Chief of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital

    Meet Dr. Chung

  • Feng (Johnson) Qian, MD, PhD, MBA

    Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, SUNY, University at Albany, and Healthcare Advisor

    Meet Johnson

  • Sundeep Dugar, PhD

    Chief Technology Officer,
    Epirium Bio

    Meet Sundeep

  • Stephen S. Morse, Ph.D.

    Professor of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and Chair of the Columbia University Institutional Biosafety Committee

    Meet Stephen

  • Dr. Dennis K. McBride

    Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Scientist, NRx Pharmaceutical

    Meet Dr. Dennis

  • Anne De Groot, M.D.

    Founder, CEO & CSO, EpiVax and Professor, Senior Scientist at University of Georgia Center for Vaccines and Immunology

    Meet Anne

  • Kurt Newman, M.D.

    Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Children's National Hospital

    Meet Dr Newman

  • Dr Elizabeth Garner

    Chief Scientific Officer, Ferring Pharmaceuticals

    Meet Dr Garner

  • Dale Nordenberg, MD

    CEO, Thriive.AI, Executive Director, MIDSS (Medical Device Innovation, Safety, Security Consortium)

    Meet Dr. Nordenberg

Advisors in Non-Profit Management

  • David Sternlieb

    Chief Operations Officer,
    The Atlantic Philanthropies

    Meet David

  • Susan Ennis

    Media and Entertainment Strategist


    Content & Programming | Consumer Insights | Data-Driven Strategies

    Meet Susan

  • David Homan

    CEO,
    Orchestrated Connecting

    Meet David

  • Gabriel Brodbar

    Founder and President, Catskill Carriage

    Founder and Former Executive Director, NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship (now the NYU Social Entrepreneurship Program)

    Meet Gabriel

  • Laura Thrall

    President & CEO,
    The Epilepsy Foundation

    Meet Laura

  • Todd Rubsamen

    Founder, Rubsamen Group Alex. Brown

    Meet Todd

Advisors on Social Impact

Advisors on Health Equity

  • Manan Shah

    Vice President, Global Health Equity & Policy Partnerships,
    Bristol Myers Squibb

    Meet Manan