Our People

Proven Leaders and Expert Advisors

Staff
Board
Steering Committee
Futures Council
collaborators

Leadership and Operations Staff

Wayne Koff
Ph.D.

President & CEO

Ted Schenkelberg
M.B.A., M.P.H.

Co-Founder & COO

Richard Scheuermann
Ph.D.

Scientific Director of AI and Bioinformatics Core

Tobias Kollman
Ph.D.

Scientific Director Systems Immunology, CSO Newborn Immunity Initiative

Kristen Jill Abboud

Science Writer & Editor

Neal N. Beaton
J.D.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Bonnie Bender
M.P.H.

Project Director Michelson Prizes

Linn Dorin
M.P.A.

Finance

Pat Fast
M.D., Ph.D.

SENIOR CLINICAL
CONSULTANT

Jeffrey McCarthy

Strategic Advisor FUNDRAISING

Bernadette Mittermeier

COMMUNICATIONS

Laurie Robinson

Strategic Advisor FUNDRAISING

Frans van den Boom
Ph.D. M.M.O.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EUROPE

Leadership and Operations Staff

Wayne Koff
Ph.D.

CEO

Ted Schenkelberg
M.B.A., M.P.H.

COO

Jaap Goudsmit
M.D., Ph.D.

CSO

Sunny Bates

DEVELOPMENT

Neal N. Beaton
J.D.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Bonnie Bender
M.P.H.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Linn Dorin
M.P.A.

FINANCE

Pat Fast
M.D., Ph.D.

SENIOR CLINICAL
CONSULTANT

Wouter Koudstaal
Ph.D.

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC
CONSULTANT

Bernadette Mittermeier

COMMUNICATIONS

Laurie Robinson

SENIOR CONSULTANT