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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.

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

Darlene Marcos Shiley (Vice Chair)
President
The Shiley Foundation
California

Theodore W. Waitt (Vice Chair)
Chairman
Waitt Foundation
California

Thomas D. Albright, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Vision Center Laboratory
Salk Institute
California

Charles H. Brandes
Chairman
Brandes Investment Partners
California

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

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

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

Frederick J. Dotzler
Managing Director
De Novo Ventures
California

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

Dean Kamen
Founder
DEKA Research & Development
New Hampshire

Benjamin H. Lewis
Columbia University Medical Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York

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

Ralph S. O'Connor
Chairman and CEO
Ralph S. O'Connor & Associates
Texas

Gerald L. Parsky
Chairman
Aurora Capital Group
California

Frederik Paulsen Ph.D.
Chairman
Ferring International Center S. A.
Switzerland

Caryl Philips
President
Jesse & Caryl Philips Foundation
Ohio/Florida

Conrad Prebys
President
Progress Construction Co., Inc.
California

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

Faye H. Russell
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
California

Mary Jane Salk
Author and Philanthropist
New York

Benjamin S. Schapiro
Chairman and CEO
QuestMark Partners
Maryland

Carla J. Shatz Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Neurobiology
Director, Bio-X at the James H. Clark Center
Stanford University
California

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

Geoffrey M. Wahl , Ph.D. (Faculty Chair)
Professor
Gene Expression Laboratory
Salk Institute
California

Harvey P. White
Chairman
(SHW)2 Enterprises
California

Marna C. Whittington, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Allianz Global Investors Capital
California

M. Faye Wilson
Principal and Co-Founder
Wilson Boyles & Company
California