
JILL O’DONNELL-TORMEY, PH.D
Secretary
Dr. O’Donnell-Tormey is the former Chief Executive Officer and Director of Scientific Affairs at the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a non-profit organization that is a global leader in supporting and coordinating research aimed at harnessing the immune system’s power to conquer all cancers. She now serves as a Senior Advisor to CRI.
Dr. O’Donnell-Tormey serves on the boards of Coherus Oncology, Redwood City, CA, Richmond University Medical Center, the City University of New York, and The Staten Island Foundation. She is also a consultant to the Redmile Group, New York, NY, and the Briger Foundation for Oncology Research, Palo Alta, CA, and serves on the Cancer Immunotherapy Advisory Board of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Charlottesville, VA.
Dr. O’Donnell-Tormey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, summa cum laude, from Farleigh Dickinson University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in cell biology from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She is a fifth-generation native Staten Islander.