Our Team

BioscienceLA is honored to be represented by a world-class board of directors and experienced leadership team, which reflect the strength and diversity of life sciences and health innovation in LA.

Governing Board

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Susan R. Windham-Bannister, PhD
Susan R. Windham-Bannister, PhD

Board Chair

Founding CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative

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Brad Schwartz
Brad Schwartz

Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP


Partner

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Kelly LoBianco, MPA
Kelly LoBianco, MPA

Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity

Director

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Vanessa Almendro Navarro, Ph.D.,M.B.A.
Vanessa Almendro Navarro, Ph.D.,M.B.A.

City of Hope

Chief Commercialization Officer

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Benedict Chu
Benedict Chu

Amgen


Executive Director, Amgen Thousand Oaks

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Shlomo Melmed, MD
Shlomo Melmed, MD

Cedars-Sinai

EVP of Academic Affairs

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Rohit Shukla
Rohit Shukla

Larta Institute

President & CEO

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Stephen J. Ubl
Stephen J. Ubl

PhRMA

President

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Emeritus Board Members

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Dina Lozofsky
Dina Lozofsky

UCLA Technology Development Group

Senior Director of Licensing

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David Piacquad
David Piacquad

(2019-2021)

Amgen, Inc.

Senior VP of Business Development

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David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD

(2019-2020)

President & CEO, Charles R. Drew, University of Medicine and Science

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David Riccitiello
David Riccitiello

(2019-2020)

Senior Deputy for Economic Development, County of Los Angeles

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Leadership Team

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Stephanie Hsieh, JD, MBA
Stephanie Hsieh, JD, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

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Dan Witzling
Dan Witzling

Chief Operating Officer

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Gabriela Medrano
Gabriela Medrano

Office Manager

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Diana Lam
Diana Lam

Consultant

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Seth D. Levy, Esq.
Seth D. Levy, Esq.

Partner, Co-Chair, Life Sciences Practice, Nixon, Peabody, Legal Counsel

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