About Us
2001
Former President George H.W. Bush asks Robert A. Ingram, then the CEO of GlaxoWellcome, to convene and chair an organization composed of action-oriented chief executives, and challenges them to “do something more about cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment within your own family as well as within your corporate family.”
2005
The Life Sciences Council (LSC) is formed to bring together representatives of oncology pharmaceutical / biotechnology companies to advise the CEO Roundtable on Cancer about ways to enable research and development to deliver more effective oncology therapies to patients faster.
2006
The CEO Roundtable launches the CEO Cancer Gold Standard,™ a workplace wellness accreditation program that encourages and celebrates organizations committed to reducing the risk and burden of cancer among employees, families, and communities.
2011
Eli Lilly and Co. becomes the 100th employer to receive CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation.
2014
The CEO Roundtable launches Project Data Sphere, a collaborative effort to create a shared platform where clinical trials data will become available to researchers for further studies that will speed cancer research.
2015
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer-China is launched to bring the CEO Cancer Gold Standard’s employer-led health and wellness model to China.
2016
The CEO Cancer Gold Standard now covers 5 million lives at its 10-year anniversary.
2017
Project Data Sphere has provided data from more than 133 research studies, representing more than 100,000 patient lives.
2022
The CEO Roundtable launches Going for Gold, which extends the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ employer accreditation to recognize universities that champion health and well-being by advancing prevention, diagnosis, and quality treatment for cancer for their students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and communities.
Leadership
Board of Directors of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Christopher A. Viehbacher
Past Chairman, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Board Member, Project Data Sphere, President and CEO, Biogen
David M. Reese, MD
Chair, Board of Directors, CEO Roundtable On Cancer, Board Member, Project Data Sphere, Executive Vice President of Research & Development, Amgen
James Goodnight, PhD
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Board Member, Project Data Sphere, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SAS
John Crumpler
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Board Member, Project Data Sphere, General Partner, Hatteras Venture Partners
Major General Elder Granger, MD
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Going for Gold Ambassador, President & CEO, THE 5Ps, LLC
Norman “Ned” Sharpless, MD
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Co-CEO, Jupiter BioVentures, Professor of Cancer Policy and Innovation, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Peter WT Pisters, MD, MHCM
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, President, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Scott White
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Company Group Chairman, North America Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson
Peter Guenter
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer Executive Board Member, Merck CEO, Healthcare
Christopher A. Viehbacher
Past Chairman, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Board Member, Project Data Sphere, President and CEO, Biogen
David M. Reese, MD
Chair, Board of Directors, CEO Roundtable On Cancer, Board Member, Project Data Sphere, Executive Vice President of Research & Development, Amgen
James Goodnight, PhD
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Board Member, Project Data Sphere, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SAS
John Crumpler
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Board Member, Project Data Sphere, General Partner, Hatteras Venture Partners
Major General Elder Granger, MD
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Going for Gold Ambassador, President & CEO, THE 5Ps, LLC
Norman “Ned” Sharpless, MD
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Co-CEO, Jupiter BioVentures, Professor of Cancer Policy and Innovation, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Peter WT Pisters, MD, MHCM
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, President, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Scott White
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Company Group Chairman, North America Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson
Peter Guenter
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer Executive Board Member, Merck CEO, Healthcare
Emeritus Directors of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Robert A. Ingram – In Memoriam
Founding Chairman, CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Robert A. Bradway
Director Emeritus, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Chairman and CEO, Amgen
Martin J. Murphy, DMedSc, PhD, FASCO
Director Emeritus, CEO Roundtable On Cancer
William C. Weldon
Chairman Emeritus, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Robert A. Ingram – In Memoriam
Founding Chairman, CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Robert A. Bradway
Director Emeritus, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Chairman and CEO, Amgen
Martin J. Murphy, DMedSc, PhD, FASCO
Director Emeritus, CEO Roundtable On Cancer
William C. Weldon
Chairman Emeritus, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Life Sciences Council
Brian Alexander, MD, MPH
Member, Life Sciences Council, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation Medicine
Emily Morris-McCarthy
Member, Life Sciences Council, General Manager, Head U.S. Oncology, Sanofi
Stuart “Stu” Bailey, DPhil
Member, Life Sciences Council, Senior Vice President, EMD Serono Inc.
Peter Sandor, MD, MBA
Member, Life Sciences Council, Senior Vice President, Primary Focus Immuno-oncology, Astellas
Eliav Barr, MD
Member, Life Sciences Council, Head, Global Clinical Development, and Chief Medical Officer, Merck
Jean-Charles Soria, MD, PhD
Co-Chair, Life Sciences Council, Head of Oncology Development at Amgen
Tara Frenkl, MD, MPH
Member, Life Sciences Council, Head of Oncology Development, Bayer
Craig L. Tendler, MD
Co-Chair, Life Sciences Council , Vice President, Oncology Clinical Development, Diagnostics, and Global Medical Affairs, Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Brian Alexander, MD, MPH
Member, Life Sciences Council, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation Medicine
Emily Morris-McCarthy
Member, Life Sciences Council, General Manager, Head U.S. Oncology, Sanofi
Stuart “Stu” Bailey, DPhil
Member, Life Sciences Council, Senior Vice President, EMD Serono Inc.
Peter Sandor, MD, MBA
Member, Life Sciences Council, Senior Vice President, Primary Focus Immuno-oncology, Astellas
Eliav Barr, MD
Member, Life Sciences Council, Head, Global Clinical Development, and Chief Medical Officer, Merck
Jean-Charles Soria, MD, PhD
Co-Chair, Life Sciences Council, Head of Oncology Development at Amgen
Tara Frenkl, MD, MPH
Member, Life Sciences Council, Head of Oncology Development, Bayer
Craig L. Tendler, MD
Co-Chair, Life Sciences Council , Vice President, Oncology Clinical Development, Diagnostics, and Global Medical Affairs, Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Health and Well-being Council
Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
David Roomes, FRCP, FFOM, FACOEM
Member, Health and Well-being Council, Global Head, Occupational Health, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Senior Scientist And Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Marcelo C. Targino, MD, MPH
Chair, Health & Well-Being Council, Chief Health Officer and Corporate Medical Director, Johnson & Johnson
Brian Kehan
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Director of Benefits and Well-being, Merck & Co., Inc.
Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, DrPH, MEd
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Health Scientist, Implementation Science Team, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute
Jennifer Mills, PhD, MSW, MPH
Member, Health & Well-being Council, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Foundation Medicine, Inc.
Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
David Roomes, FRCP, FFOM, FACOEM
Member, Health and Well-being Council, Global Head, Occupational Health, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Senior Scientist And Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Marcelo C. Targino, MD, MPH
Chair, Health & Well-Being Council, Chief Health Officer and Corporate Medical Director, Johnson & Johnson
Brian Kehan
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Director of Benefits and Well-being, Merck & Co., Inc.
Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, DrPH, MEd
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Health Scientist, Implementation Science Team, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute
Jennifer Mills, PhD, MSW, MPH
Member, Health & Well-being Council, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Foundation Medicine, Inc.
Going for Gold Ambassadors
Major General Elder Granger, MD
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Going for Gold Ambassador, President & CEO, THE 5Ps, LLC
Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Fields Jackson, Jr
Going for Gold Ambassador, CEO, Racing Toward Diversity Magazine
Robert J. Brown
Going for Gold Ambassador, CEO and Founder, B&C International
Marelli Colon Emeric, MD
Going for Gold Ambassador
Joya Delgado-Harris, MPH
Going for Gold Ambassador, Gold Standard Executive Director, CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Cynthia Warrick, PhD
Going for Gold Ambassador, President Emerita, Stillman College, CEO, Society for Diversity in the Biomedical Sciences
Roberto A. Gonzalez
Going for Gold Ambassador, Founder, RA Gonzalez & Associates, Co-Founder, Cornerstone & Associates LLC
Major General Elder Granger, MD
Board Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Going for Gold Ambassador, President & CEO, THE 5Ps, LLC
Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP
Member, Health & Well-Being Council, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Fields Jackson, Jr
Going for Gold Ambassador, CEO, Racing Toward Diversity Magazine
Robert J. Brown
Going for Gold Ambassador, CEO and Founder, B&C International
Marelli Colon Emeric, MD
Going for Gold Ambassador
Joya Delgado-Harris, MPH
Going for Gold Ambassador, Gold Standard Executive Director, CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Cynthia Warrick, PhD
Going for Gold Ambassador, President Emerita, Stillman College, CEO, Society for Diversity in the Biomedical Sciences
Roberto A. Gonzalez
Going for Gold Ambassador, Founder, RA Gonzalez & Associates, Co-Founder, Cornerstone & Associates LLC
CEO Roundtable on Cancer Senior Leadership
Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
CEO, CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Jon McDunn, PhD
President, Project Data Sphere
Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
CEO, CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Jon McDunn, PhD
President, Project Data Sphere