AB Wellesley Biology; MS Genetics UVA; PhD Molecular Biology Georgetown University. Held Academic positions at Chatham College and SIU Medical School. 20 year career at the Institute of Medicine now the Academy of Medicine as a Program Officer, Division Director and Executive Officer; 15 years as President of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund; Currently partner QE Advisors that provides consulting services to philanthropies and non-profit organizations working on biomedical research. Areas of expertise are health policy, medical research and STEM education.