Knight Campus External Advisory Board

The Administrative Charge

The Knight Campus External Advisory Board draws on the expertise and knowledge of its members to advise the executive director on programs and policies. The board helps the executive director further the following goals: fast-tracking scientific discoveries into innovations that improve quality of life, training scientists, engaging in interdisciplinary research, forging tighter ties with industry and entrepreneurs, and creating new educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students; and enhancing the reputation of the Knight Campus among alumni, other institutions of learning, organizations, industry, colleagues, and community members. Board members also advise and assist in obtaining resources and financial support, particularly from corporate and private sources. 

Board Members

Kristi S. Anseth

University of Colorado Boulder
Associate Faculty Director of the BioFrontiers Institute, Distinguished Professor, and Tisone Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Cheryl Moody Bartel

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Senior Director, Strategy, Portfolio and Program Management

William Cornog

Former Partner, KKR
Global Leader of KKR Capstone

Paul Cubbon

University of British Columbia
Teaching Faculty, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability & Innovation Group, Sauder School of Business

Ken Gall

Duke University
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Andrés J. García

Georgia Institute of Technology
Executive Director, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
Petit Director’s Chair in Bioengineering and Bioscience
Regents’ Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

Natasha Hernday

Seagen
Chief Business Officer

David Mooney

Harvard University
Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering
Core Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Roderic Pettigrew

Texas A&M University System
Vice Chancellor of Health & Strategic Initiatives

Steve Raymund

Director / Jabil, Inc.
Director / WESCO International, Inc.

August Sick

Cascade Prodrug
Co-Founder and Managing Director

Tom Skalak

Clara Wu and Joe Tsai Foundation
Senior Advisor

Peter Zandstra

University of British Columbia
Director and Professor of the School of Biomedical Engineering