Experience

Annual Reviews

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Editor-in-Chief

  • 2012 - 2014

  Coordinate with editorial boards, assess and implement ideas for product and brand extensions, explore alternative revenue and pricing models, recruit lead editors for new journals. Coordinate with editorial boards, assess and implement ideas for product and brand extensions, explore alternative revenue and pricing models, recruit lead editors for new journals.



The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member, Board on Life Sciences

  • 2006 - 2012

  Pro bono advisory capacity on issues at the intersection of biological sciences and public policy. Pro bono advisory capacity on issues at the intersection of biological sciences and public policy.



MacArthur Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director, MacArthur Fellows Program

  • 1996 - 2012

  Guided successful development of dossiers for well over 400 MacArthur “genius grant” Fellowships (approx. $200 million invested), which support exceptionally creative, innovative individuals. Performed due diligence investigations on thousands of nominations. Identified and recruited the most accomplished and talented experts in science and engineering to provide counsel as evaluators, nominators, or selection committee members. Redesigned workflow and data management systems. Guided successful development of dossiers for well over 400 MacArthur “genius grant” Fellowships (approx. $200 million invested), which support exceptionally creative, innovative individuals. Performed due diligence investigations on thousands of nominations. Identified and recruited the most accomplished and talented experts in science and engineering to provide counsel as evaluators, nominators, or selection committee members. Redesigned workflow and data management systems.



University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

  • 1993 - 1996

  Designed original neuroscience research program to investigate aspects of neural regulation of endocrine function. Authored grant applications funded by the NIH; published research in peer-reviewed journals; employed techniques such as double-label immunohistochemistry, radioimmunoassay, fluorescence microscopy, in situ hybridization, RNase protection assays, RT‑PCR, electron microscopy, computational modeling, and tract-tracing. Designed original neuroscience research program to investigate aspects of neural regulation of endocrine function. Authored grant applications funded by the NIH; published research in peer-reviewed journals; employed techniques such as double-label immunohistochemistry, radioimmunoassay, fluorescence microscopy, in situ hybridization, RNase protection assays, RT‑PCR, electron microscopy, computational modeling, and tract-tracing.