Our Community
We are deeply grateful to our members and supporters, staff, board of directors, and external science advisors, who make our work possible. This dedicated and visionary community fuels our mission, guides our efforts, and strengthens our ability to advance scientific discovery through philanthropy.
Alliance Members
Alliance Supporters
Alliance Staff
France Córdova, Ph.D.
President
Sreeja Asokan, Ph.D.
Research Analyst
Emily Bolton
Chief Operating Officer
Elenoa Fuka
Assistant Director of Operations
Daren Ginete, Ph.D.
Associate Advisor
Andrew Golnar, Ph.D.
Research Analyst
Kate Lowry, Ph.D.
Strategy Director
Ben McAndrew
Program Assistant
Kate McCarrel
Program and Events Manager
Sue Merrilees
Senior Director, Philanthropic Advising
Bishakha Mona, Ph.D.
Associate Advisor
Kumba Sennaar, Ph.D.
Civic Science Fellow
Dustin Sposato
Communications Manager
Mary Thurston
Program Manager, Office of the President
Elizabeth Weiss
Senior Director, Philanthropic Advising
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Good Christopherson
President and CEO, Rita Allen Foundation
France Córdova
President
Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., Board Chair
President, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Cynthia Friend, Ph.D.
President, Kavli Foundation
Eric D. Isaacs, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Caroline Montojo, Ph.D.
President, Dana Foundation
Louis J. Muglia, M.D., Ph.D.
President and CEO, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A.
President, Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
David Spergel, Ph.D.
President, Simons Foundation
External Science Advisors
Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder
Fleming Crim, Ph.D.
John E. Willard and Hilldale Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Marc Kastner, Ph.D.
Donner Professor of Physics Emeritus, MIT; Adjunct Professor of Physics, Stanford University
Margaret Leinen, Ph.D.
Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Vice Chancellor for Marine Science, University of California, San Diego
Daniel Linzer, Ph.D.
President-Emeritus, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Shirley M. Tilghman, Ph.D.
President Emerita and Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
