Board Officers & Executive Leadership

Joan Reede
Joan Y. Reede, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., M.B.A.
Founder and Board Chair

Professor of Medicine & Dean for Culture and Community Engagement
Harvard Medical School

Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Ph.D.
Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Ph.D.
vice chair
President
Intersections SBD
James M. Connolly
James M. Connolly
Treasurer

Retired, Partner
Northeast Health Industries – PwC

Zoltan A. Csimma
Zoltan A. Csimma
Secretary

Executive Advisor & Coach
Former Biotech Executive

Hollie Borek DeSilva, M.B.A.
Hollie Borek DeSilva, M.B.A.
Executive Director

Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP)

Board Members

Gilda A. Barabino, Ph.D.
Gilda A. Barabino, Ph.D.

Former President & Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Olin College of Engineering

Michael Dambach, C.F.A.
Michael Dambach, C.F.A.

Vice President & Treasurer
Biogen

Dennis A. Dean, II, Ph.D.
Dennis A. Dean, II, Ph.D.

Dean of Computing and Applied Technologies
Quinsigamond Community College
BSCP Alum

Dennise A. De Jesús-Díaz, Ph.D.
Dennise A. De Jesús-Díaz, Ph.D.

Chief Operations Officer
Remedy Plan Therapeutics
BSCP Alum

Pushkal Garg, M.D.
Pushkal Garg, M.D.

Executive Vice President
Chief Research and Development Officer
Alnylam

Monica Grewal, J.D.
Monica Grewal, J.D.

Retired, Partner
WilmerHale

Tuan Ha-Ngoc
Tuan Ha-Ngoc
Gary Herman, M.D.
Gary Herman, M.D.

Senior Vice President
Clinical Development Unit Head
Genetics Medicines, and Experimental Sciences
Regeneron

Reshma Kewalramani, MD, FASN
Reshma Kewalramani,
M.D., FASN

Chief Executive Officer & President
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Rafael Luna, PhD, MBA
Rafael Luna,
Ph.D., M.B.A.

Head of Biomedical Education & Innovation
Novartis Biomedical Research Institute
BSCP Alum

Arthur R. McGivern
Arthur R. McGivern

Executive Vice President, Investments & General Counsel
Royalty Pharma

David P. Meeker, M.D.
David P. Meeker, M.D.

Chief Executive Officer
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

J. Keith Motley, Ph.D.
J. Keith Motley, Ph.D.

Chancellor Emeritus & Distinguished Professor
University of Massachusetts Boston

Saraswathy (Sara) V. Nochur, Ph.D.
Saraswathy (Sara) V. Nochur, Ph.D.

Experienced Drug Developer
Biotech Consultant

Eydith Comenencia Ortiz, Ph.D.
Eydith Comenencia Ortiz, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO
CONECTA Partners
BSCP Alum

Andrew S. Plump, M.D., Ph.D.
Andrew S. Plump,
M.D., Ph.D.

President, Research, & Development
Takeda

Casey Rojas, J.D., M.B.E.
Casey Rojas,
J.D., M.B.E.

Federal Relations & Health Equity Director
Massachusetts Medical Society
Faculty Member at Harvard Medical School

Djadé Soumana, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Djadé Soumana,
Ph.D., M.B.A.

Global Strategic Account Director
Cytiva
BSCP Alum

Emeritus Board Members

Corinne Broderick
Gregory B. Brown, M.D., M.B.A.
George H. Kaye 1943-2014
H. Richard Nesson, M.D. 1932-1998
John T. Potts, Jr., M.D.
Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. 1934-2025
Josef von Rickenbach
Kyrsis Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Michael Rosenblatt, M.D.
Jamil B. Scott, Ph.D., M.P.H. – BSCP Alum
Alison Taunton-Rigby, Ph.D., OBE
Henri A. Termeer 1946-2017
James R. Tobin
Jeffrey M. Wiesen, Esq.