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

Majid H. Jafar

CEO,

Crescent Petroleum

Adam Koppel

Partner, Bain Capital Life Sciences

Members

Joshua Boger

Founder and CEO (former), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX);

Chair of the Board, Cervomed, Inc. (CRVO)

Lawrence E. Golub

Chief Executive Officer, Golub Capital LLC

Ellen R. Gordon

Chairman and CEO,

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

Phillip T. Gross

Co-Founder and Managing Director,

Adage Capital Management, L.P.

Brenda Haynes

Hematologist/Oncologist

Reed P. Jobs

Founder and CEO, Yosemite

Torin S. Koester

Managing Trustee, McKenzie Family Charitable Trust

Fariborz Maseeh

Founder and Managing Principal, Surlamer Investments

J. Michael McKenzie

Trustee, McKenzie Family Charitable Trust

Bruce E. Novich

Division President, FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation

Kush M. Parmar

Managing Partner, 5 AM Ventures

Theodore R. Samuels

Lead Independent Director, Bristol-Myers Squibb;

Independent Director, Centene Corp;

Independent Director, Iron Mountain Corporation;

Independent Director, Research Corporation Technologies

Clarence Ernest Schutt

Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Nancy Laurie Marks Family Foundation

Barry Sloane

Retired Chairman and CEO, Century Bank;

Chairman, Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation

James B. Tananbaum

CEO and Managing Director,

Foresite Capital

K. Lisa Yang

Retired Investment Banker

Gwill E. York

Managing Director,

Lighthouse Capital Partners, Inc.