Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors is a diverse group of volunteers who provide strategic counsel and support to advance Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) as leading institutions for biomedical research, patient care, and medical education.

Established in 2005 by founder and chair emeritus P. Roy Vagelos, MD, the Board of Advisors brings together accomplished leaders from the corporate, medical, and philanthropic communities. Through their engagement and generosity, members partner closely with the Dean and senior administration to champion strategic priorities and support initiatives that further the VP&S mission to transform health by driving discovery, advancing care, and educating leaders.

Co-Chairs

  • Philip L. Milstein
  • Richard E. Witten

Chair Emeritus

  • P. Roy Vagelos, MD

Vice Chairs

  • Shoshana Shendelman, PhD
  • George D. Yancopoulos, MD, PhD

Members

  • David Altshuler, MD, PhD
  • Cira Angeles
  • Armen A. Avanessians
  • Lisa M. Baker
  • Keith T. Banks
  • Michael Barry
  • Gary B. Bettman
  • William H. Bohnsack, Jr
  • Dana Buchman
  • John A. Catsimatidis
  • Anna Chapman, MD
  • Neil L. Cohen
  • Jesse Cohn
  • Erica Dewan
  • Harris Diamond
  • Misook Doolittle
  • F. Jonathan Dracos
  • Loren Eng
  • Carolyn N. Everson   
  • Carl Frischling
  • Lawrence E. Golub    
  • Marc D. Grodman, MD         
  • Ara K. Hovnanian
  • Samuel L. Katz
  • Ilan Kaufthal
  • Karen A. Kennedy, MD
  • Marc Lasry
  • Jonathan S. Leff
  • A. Michael Lipper
  • Victor M. Lopez-Balboa
  • Carol Ludwig, MD
  • Edward D. Miller, Jr., MD
  • Philip L. Milstein  
  • Terry C. Moore     
  • Lawrence Neubauer
  • Scott M. Pinkus
  • Jonathan Rosand, MD
  • John W. Rowe, MD
  • Peter J. Sacripanti
  • Thomas P. Sculco, MD
  • Shoshana Shendelman, PhD
  • Frank V. Sica
  • Dinakar Singh
  • Andrew Solomon, PhD          
  • Sarah Billinghurst Solomon
  • Esta Stecher
  • E. Eric Tokat
  • Andy Unanue
  • P. Roy Vagelos, MD
  • Joseph A. Walker
  • Deborah Weinberg     
  • Richard E. Witten
  • Roger Wu, MD
  • George D. Yancopoulos, MD, PhD

Members Emeriti

  • Eugene Braunwald, MD, Emeritus Member
  • Paul J. Maddon, MD, PhD, Emeritus Member
  • Phyllis Mailman, Emeritus Member
  • Richard Silverman, Emeritus Member
  • Savio Tung, Emeritus Member