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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is composed of proven leaders from the world's business and non-profit communities who bring a range of skills and perspectives to the Institute. They are committed to science, innovation, high-quality research, and support the Institute's mission. Trustees are charged with monitoring Institute operations to ensure the organization fulfills its scientific and training efforts, while operating in a financially responsible manner.

Charles H. Brandes
Chairman
Brandes Investment Partners L.P.
California

William R. Brody M.D., Ph.D.
President
Salk Institute
California

Kim Campbell
Former Prime Minister of Canada
California

Linda L. Chester
Founder
Linda Chester Literary Agency
California/New York

Joanne Chory, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
Salk Institute
California

Fred Dotzler
Co-Founder and Managing Director
De Novo Ventures
California

Gerald Fink, Ph.D.
American Cancer Society Professor, MIT
Member, Whitehead Institute
Massachusetts

Richard C. Helmstetter
Former President
Callaway Golf Company
California

Jennifer L. Howse, Ph.D.
President
March of Dimes Foundation
New York

Irwin Mark Jacobs, Sc.D. (Chair)
Director
QUALCOMM Inc.
California

Greg E. Lemke, Ph.D. (Faculty Chair)
Professor
Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
Salk Institute
California

Nancy Lukitsh
Partner
Wellington Management Company, LLP
Massachusetts

Corinne Mentzelopoulos
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Château Margaux
France

Howard H. Newman, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC
New York

Joseph P. Noel, Ph.D.
Professor
Chemical Biology and Proteomics Laboratory
Salk Institute
California

Gerald L. Parsky
Chairman
Aurora Capital Group L.P.
California

Frederik Paulsen, Ph.D.
Chairman
Ferring SA
Switzerland

Caryl Philips
President
Jesse & Caryl Philips Foundation
Ohio/Florida

Ernest S. Rady
Founder and Chairman of the Board
American Assets, Inc.
California

Mary Jane Salk
Author
New York

Darlene Marcos Shiley
President
The Shiley Foundation
California

Jerre L. Stead
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
IHS Inc.
Colorado/Arizona

David M. Stone
Chairman
Western National Group
California

Theodore W. Waitt (Vice Chair)
Chairman
Avalon Capital Group, Inc.
and The Waitt Family Foundation
California

Harvey P. White
Chairman
(SHW)2 Enterprises
California

Marna C. Whittington, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management
California