The NYSCF Leadership Council includes prominent individuals from across the country who are committed to funding and promoting the Foundation's mission to accelerate stem cell research. They are our valued ambassadors. Our Leadership Council members represent leaders in many fields including business, the fine arts and the entertainment industry. Many have played pioneering roles in patient advocacy organizations.
Robert Bookman has been a senior motion picture literary and director's agent at Creative Artists Agency since 1986 and is a partner in the agency. Prior to that, he was executive vice-president, production at Columbia Pictures, vice-president in charge of production at ABC Motion Pictures, and an agent at ICM...
Since 1978 Russell L. Carson has been a General Partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), one of the Country’s largest private investment firms, which he co-founded. Over the past 30 years, WCAS has raised 15 institutionally funded limited partnerships with total capital in excess of $20 billion...
Chuck Close is an artist and leading patient advocate. Mr. Close’s work has been the subject of more than 100 solo exhibitions including those at The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; and...
Shirley Cook is the Chief Executive Officer and founding member of Proenza Schouler, a luxury women’s apparel and accessories brand. Founded in 2002, Proenza Schouler has grown to be one of the most highly revered brands in women’s fashion gracing the cover of Vogue and numerous other publications as well as receiving many prestigious awards from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Fiona Druckenmiller is an ordained interfaith Reverend who, during her years with the Dreyfus Corporation in New York City (1988 – 1993), was Portfolio Manager with sole responsibility for management of Dreyfus Strategic World Investing and Dreyfus Global Investing, with combined assets of $400 million.She attended Spence School, received her B.S. degree from Barnard College, and an M.B.A. from Stern Business School.
John L. Eastman is a partner at Eastman & Eastman. Previously, he served as Director of United Television, Inc. from 1985 to 2001 and BHC Communications, Inc. from 1989 to 2001 (Chris-Craft Industries). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as well as the Board of Visitors of Columbia University Medical Center...
Frank Gehry established his practice in Los Angeles, California in 1962. The Gehry partnership, Gehry Partners, LLP, was formed in 2001 and currently supports a staff of over 120 people. Gehry Partners employs a large number of senior architects who have extensive experience in the technical development of building systems and construction documents, and who are highly qualified in the management of complex projects.
Lawrence E. Golub is president of Golub Capital, a market leading investment management firm focused on middle market direct lending and other specialized fixed income products. Golub Capital invests about $5 billion of capital on behalf of private and institutional investors.
Mr. Golub founded Golub Capital in 1994. Previously, Mr. Golub was a Managing Director at Bankers Trust Company. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Wasserstein Perella, where he established the firm’s capital markets group and debt restructuring practice. Mr. Golub started his career...
Paul B. Healy is an experienced media executive specializing in corporate finance, capital raising, investor relations and corporate governance. Recently, Mr. Healy served as CEO of Connexiti LLC, a supply-chain-centric intelligence database platform...
Marlene Hess is a philanthropic consultant and the former Managing Director of Global Philanthropic Services JPMorgan Private Bank (J.P. Morgan Chase). She has advised clients from the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia and has helped create innovative programs and non-profit organizations. She also advises on not-for-profit operations, governance and outreach...
Richard D. Kaplan is an architect and Senior Trustee (and former Co-Chairman) of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a private New York-based foundation noted for its commitment to innovative projects in urban affairs and the environment. The J.M. Kaplan Fund has been a supporter of the Regional Plan Association since 1957...
Dorothy Lichtenstein is well known for the extraordinary energy, enthusiasm, and generous commitment she brings to art and culture as President of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, which is dedicated to the encouragement of a broad understanding of contemporary art. Her commitment to scientific research is equally passionate, and The New York Stem Cell Foundation is pleased to honor her in recognition of her longtime and continuing support of the most advanced stem cell research...
Richard Mishaan, one of New York’s leading Architectural / interior designers, is a renaissance man with an impressive career that has spanned many of the creative arts including architecture / interior design, fashion, furniture design and retail. A master at presenting arresting personalized décor for his high profile clients, the designer is renowned for his artistic ability to blend collectibles and antiques with art and furnishings. Richard’s clients include High profile CEOs, international luxury hotel chains and prestigious clientele in the fashion, entertainment, and real estate industries.
Julian H. Robertson, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tiger Management LLC, is an investor, environmentalist and philanthropist. In 1996, Mr. Robertson and his wife, Josie, founded the Robertson Foundation to focus on high impact grants in medical research, the environment, religion, and education. Among the Foundation's major initiatives is The NYSCF - Robertson Investigators, a program that provides five years of critical seed funding to outstanding early career scientists engaged in translational stem cell research. The foundation also supports The NYSCF - Robertson Prize, a $200,000 prize for a major stem cell advancement performed by a young scientist, which was inaugurated at the Sixth Annual Gala and Science Fair on October 11, 2011 at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Eric A. Rose, MD
Alice Shure
Alice Shure has worked in feature film for over 20 years. In 1993, she formed Shurefire Productions for the purpose of producing documentary films about artists. Her first documentary, In Search Of Clarity: The Architecture Of Gwathmey Siegel, premiered at the 1995 Spring Benefit for the Checkerboard Film Foundation and was later screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival, other festivals throughout the world, and on cable television. Ross Bleckner: Remember Me debuted in New York at Checkerboard's Spring 2000 Benefit and was screened at Guild Hall in East Hampton, as well as film festivals throughout the United States. Prior to Shurefire Productions, Alice was associated with Charles Evans Productions, Jaffe Lansing Productions and Paramount Pictures.
Dick Wolf is the architect of one of the most successful brands in the history of television: Law & Order. Mr. Wolf serves as creator and executive producer of the three Law & Order drama series from Wolf Films and NBC Universal Television --Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Mr. Wolf's company also produced Twin Towers, the 2003 Academy Award winning Short Documentary...
