Cell Therapy Foundation welcomes Dr. Jan Byars to the organization's Advisory Board. Byars, president founder of LeadSync, LLC, has a PhD in Leadership and Organizational Change from Antioch University. She received her Master of Science in Clinical Counseling from Wright State University and is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.
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Scott Bonham serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. Scott Bonham is a co-founder of GGV Capital, a $1 billion venture capital firm that invests in the US and China. He has...
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Mary Ann Chirba has spoken and written extensively on the legal and regulatory aspects of emerging cellular therapies. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School, a Doctorate of Science and a Master’s in Public Health in Health Policy from the Harvard School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Colgate University.
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Brent Clifton is former President and Chairman of Grabill Bank and presently Vice Chairman of Independent Alliance Banks, Inc. Brent is a graduate of Indiana University at Fort Wayne. He is currently involved in numerous philanthropic activities.
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Garrett (Gary) Cooper is Chief Operating Officer for Ambassador Enterprises and is a member of Ambassador’s Senior Executive Team. Gary holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and came to Ambassador Enterprises from Taylor University. Prior to that, Gary was at the Lincoln Financial Group where he led a team responsible for the investment and risk management of portfolios exceeding $40 billion.
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Jerome Henry serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. He is the founder and President of Midwest Pipe & Steel, Inc., a company specializing in steel service, industrial scrap and steel brokerage. Jerome also...
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Sotirios Karathanasis serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. Sotirios is the Vice President of Bioscience at AstraZeneca which is located in Molndal, Sweden. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy...
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Anton Krucky serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. Anton is the co-founder, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer for Tissue Genesis. Anton has decades of management experience that include product development, marketing and sales for IBM.
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Howard Leonhardt serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. Howard is an inventor with over 21 pioneering patents for products for treating cardiovascular and heart disease. His inventions have been used to treat over 200,000 patients and have generated more than $3 billion in revenues. His inventions include...
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Director Lisa Lorentz joined Cell Therapy Foundation in July of 2013. Lisa brings to the foundation a degree from IU in Telecommunications, as well as a wealth of experience in public relations, marketing, development, writing and consulting. She has also worked extensively in the nonprofit management arena.
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Dr. Keith March is the Chief Medical Advisor of Cell Therapy Foundation. Keith is Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Krannert Institute of Cardiology.
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Kelli Pettigrew serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. Kelli has a strong 25-year track record in business development...
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Norbert Riedel serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. Norbert is Corporate Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Baxter and has served in that capacity since March 2001. Prior to...
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J. Peter Rubin, MD, serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. Dr. Rubin is Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Life After Weight Loss program dedicated to the comprehensive care of patients after surgical or medical weight loss treatments.
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Curt Smith serves as an Advisory Board member for Cell Therapy Foundation. He is the president of the Indiana Family Institute. His 30-year-career in public policy development includes work as an award-winning journalist, 15 years on Capitol Hill in...
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Eugene Tempel serves as an advisory board member for the Cell Therapy Foundation. As founding dean of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Dr. Eugene R. Tempel leads the world’s first school devoted to the study and teaching of philanthropy. He is an internationally recognized expert on philanthropy and the philanthropic sector.
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