Harvard Medical School Discovery Council
Members provide a broad, real-world perspective on the School’s programs and activities, identify new opportunities for growth and enhancement, advocate for fundamental and translational research, and secure resources to support the mission and core values of HMS.
Co-chairs
CEO,
Crescent Petroleum
Adam Koppel, MD, PhD, AB ’91, AM ’91
Partner, Bain Capital Life Sciences
Members
Founder and CEO (former), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX);
Chair of the Board, Cervomed, Inc. (CRVO)
Lawrence E. Golub, AB ’80, JD ’83, MBA ’83
Chief Executive Officer, Golub Capital LLC
Chairman and CEO,
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
Co-Founder and Managing Director,
Adage Capital Management, L.P.
Hematologist/Oncologist
Founder and CEO, Yosemite
Founder and Managing Principal, Surlamer Investments
Division President, FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation
Kush M. Parmar, MD ’06, PhD ’08
Managing Partner, 5 AM Ventures
Chairman, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Theodore R. Samuels, AB ’77, MBA ’81
Lead Independent Director, Bristol-Myers Squibb;
Independent Director, Centene Corp;
Independent Director, Iron Mountain Corporation;
Independent Director, Research Corporation Technologies
Clarence Ernest Schutt, PhD ’77
Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Nancy Laurie Marks Family Foundation
Mark Schwartz, AB ’76, MBA ’79, MPP ’79
Chairman (retired), Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific Region; Vice Chairman (retired), Goldman Sachs Group
Retired Chairman and CEO, Century Bank;
Chairman, Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation
James B. Tananbaum, MD ’89, MBA ’91
CEO and Managing Director,
Foresite Capital
Retired Investment Banker
Gwill E. York, AB ’80, MBA ’84
Managing Director,
Lighthouse Capital Partners, Inc.
Founder & CEO, iKang Healthcare Group, Inc.