Important Dates
CEO Roundtable on Cancer Annual Meeting Nov. 8-9, 2023 SAS Institute, Cary, NC Going for Gold Summit June 6-7, 2023 SAS Institute, Cary, NC
Staff Updates
Promotions Tamikia Lee has been named financial analyst for the Roundtable. She first joined the organization in 2021 as a business development specialist. Johnathan Rine has been named senior manager of CEO Cancer Gold Standard. Johnathan joined the Roundtable [...]
Six Colleges and Universities Join CEO Roundtable’s Going for Gold Initiative
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer is pleased to announce the latest additions to its Going for Gold initiative, a partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Predominantly Black Institutions (PRIs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the nation. Going for Gold [...]
CEORT Briefs White House Cancer Moonshot on Cancer in Minority Communities
Joya Delgado Harris, of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, briefed the White House Cancer Moonshot on disparities in cancer care for vulnerable and historically disenfranchised communities at a meeting in Washington, D.C. on April 19. The meeting was convened by [...]
Former NCI Director Ned Sharpless Elected to CEO Roundtable on Cancer Board of Directors
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer announced that Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless, MD, has been unanimously elected to its Board of Directors. Sharpless led the National Cancer Institute (NCI) from 2017 to 2022. He was appointed acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug [...]
Robert A. Ingram, Founding Chairman of CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Dies at 80
It is with profound sadness that the CEO Roundtable on Cancer announces the death of its founding chairman, Robert A. Ingram. Ingram died March 24, according to his obituary. He was 80 years old. In 2001, President George H.W. Bush [...]
Amgen R&D Executive David Reese to Lead CEO Roundtable on Cancer Board
Directors of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer have elected David M. Reese, MD, Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Amgen, to a two-year term as Board Chairman effective immediately. Dr. Reese oversees Discovery Research, Global Development, Global Regulatory Affairs and [...]
Ponce Health Sciences University Is First HSI Going for Gold Partner
Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) in Ponce, Puerto Rico, has committed to Going for Gold, becoming the first Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the partnership. “At Ponce Health Sciences University, we are honored to be part of this prestigious partnership [...]
5 NEW COMPANIES JOIN CEORT MISSION TO REDUCE CANCER’S TOLL
The companies include Elligo Health Research®, an accelerator for clinical trials important to cancer care; Black Diamond Therapeutics, a precision oncology medicine company pioneering the discovery and development of therapies for genetically defined cancers with limited treatment options; Change Healthcare, a leading healthcare technology company [...]
ALPHANUMERIC SYSTEMS, JASPER HEALTH, SHAW UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZED FOR COMMITMENT TO HEALTH
Customer service and patient experience expert Alphanumeric Systems, digital patient guide Jasper Health, and Shaw University, the oldest Historically Black College and University in the South, all have earned CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer for their commitment to [...]