Changemakers

What is the power of philanthropy to disrupt the biomedical innovation ecosystem? That is a question that will be tested by the members of our new advisory group, which brings together the chief executives of 22 leading nonprofit, patient-driven, research-funding organizations that share our mission of speeding treatments and improving health. 

Changemakers brings a new level of leadership to this movement to make philanthropy and patient-driven organizations key players driving biomedical innovation.

We are a collective of philanthropic innovators that have come together to:

  • Be a future-focused force that drives systems change in biomedical R&D

  • Work together to make measurable progress on shared challenges

  • Capture and share knowledge to help nonprofits become more effective in achieving their missions

Members of Changemakers are recognized global leaders in biomedical innovation and lead high-profile not-for-profit organizations dedicated to accelerating treatments to patients globally. Changemakers can serve as a platform to discuss and potential areas of collaboration on topics of shared interest, such as:    

  1. Redefining the Role of Philanthropic Capital  
  2. Regulatory Innovation
  3. Healthcare Access and Equity

Members

Jeff Allen
CEO, Friends of Cancer Research
Michael Andreini
CEO, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
Annette Bakker
President, The Children's Tumor Foundation
Michael Boyle
Incoming President and CEO, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Deborah Brooks
Co-Founder and CEO, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Jennifer Farmer
CEO, Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) 
Andrea Ferris
President and CEO, LUNGevity
Julie Fleshman
President and CEO, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Patricia Furlong
Founding President and CEO, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
Seth Ginsberg
CEO, Creaky Joints/Global Health Living Foundation
Kenneth Hobby
President, Cure SMA
Leah Howard
Interim President & CEO, Psoriasis Foundation
Michael P. Hund
CEO, EB Research Partnership
Marc Hurlbert
President and CEO, Melanoma Research Alliance
Aaron Kowalski
President and CEO, JDRF
Michael Osso
President and CEO, Chron's and Colitis Foundation
David Panzirer
Trustee, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Mark Roithmayr
CEO, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
Chuck Ryan
CEO, Prostate Cancer Foundation
Paula Schneider
President and CEO, Susan G. Komen
Garen Staglin
Chairman, One Mind