The distinguished group of national and local advisors for Kellogg's Center for Biotechnology have met twice, April 27th and November 6, 2001. Arthur Holden '88 serves as Board Chairman of the group. The advisors have provided insight into the development of the biotech major and the center's first executive education program, "Strategies for Value Creation in Biotechnology" (offered September 26-29, 2001 at the James L. Allen Center). The November meeting focused on managing growth and expectations, and determining research priorities for the biotech industry.

Kellogg Center for Biotechnology Advisory Board:

D. Ted Berghorst, Founding Chairman/CEO, Prudential Vector Securities
Mark Booth, Executive Vice President, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Steven Burrill, EO, President and Chairman, Burrill and Co.
Richard Brewer, CEO and President, Scios
Karen Daniels, Vice President of Aranesp Brand Management, Amgen, Inc.
James Daverman, Founder, Marquette Venture Partners
Carl Feldbaum, President, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
David Flores, President and CEO, BioCentury
Wilbur Gantz, President, Gantz Enterprises
Winton Gibbons, Partner, William Blair & Co.
Lewis Gruber, Partner, Sonnenschien, Nath and Carlin
Scott Halsted, VP, Healthcare, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Albert J. Henry, Chairman, Henry & Company
Elliott Hillback, Jr. Senior VP, Corporate Affairs, Genzyme Corp.
Arthur Holden, CEO, SNP Consortium, Chairman and CEO, First Genetic Trust, Inc.
James Isono, Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Harry Kraemer, CEO & President, Baxter Healthcare
Bruno Larvol, President & CEO, Nufinity Inc.
Joe Marek, CEO, Midwest Heart Specialists
John McDonnell, Founding Partner, McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff
Scott Minick, Partner, Arch Venture Partners
Nick Naclerio, Senior Vice President/Chief Business Officer, Zyomyx Inc.
Arthur Pancoe, Senior Managing Director, Bear Stearns & Co.
H. Stewart Parker, President and CEO, Targeted Genetics
Richard Pilnick, VP, Global Marketing, Eli Lilly
Spiro Rombotis, CEO, Cyclacel Limited
Pablo Valenzuela, Chairman, Chiron Corporation
Michael Webb, CEO, EPIX Medical, Inc.
Tony White, CEO, Applera

Kellogg Center for Biotechnology Alumni Representatives:

Chris Erlich, Interwest Partners
Ted Davis, Vector Fund
Marc Galletti, Amerindo Investments

Ex Officio:

Donald P. Jacobs, Dean Emeritus, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Vice President, Research, Northwestern University
Joel Shalowitz, Director, Health Industry Management Program, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Lloyd Shefsky, Lloyd E. Shefsky, LTD, and Clinical Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Richard Morimoto, John Evans Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular, Cell Biology; Dean, Graduate School, Northwestern University