The Leadership Council complements the work of the Board of Trustees in enhancing The Wistar Institute’s ability to improve public health through biomedical research. Members support the Institute’s mission through personal philanthropy, community engagement, and resource development.

Edward J. Ryan
Chair
Vice President of Business Development, Elliott-Lewis

Keith Gaspard
Vice Chair
Partner - Life Sciences, Odgers Berndtson

Max Berger 
President, MBA Equities

Eric Bernstein, M.D.
Main Line Center for Laser Surgery                

Erin Murphy Boyle
Development Specialist, Governor’s Action Team

Gerald E. Burns, Esq.
Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Marla Conley
Associate, Schnader Attorneys at Law

Kenneth J. Davis, Esq.
Partner, Morgan Lewis

Elizabeth Gabor 
Real Estate Manager, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

Merle Gilmore
Founder and Principal, Merle Gilmore & Associates

Scott H. Herbert, M.D.
Chief, Radiation Oncology, The Rosenfeld Cancer Center, Abington Memorial Hospital

Liza Herzog
Director of Research, Philadelphia Education Fund

Larry Hollin
Partner, Arch Street Advisors

Rick Horowitz
President, RAF Industries, Inc.

Sharon Tobin Kestenbaum 
President, Bala Properties Group, Inc.

Zachary Klehr
Executive Vice President, Franklin Square Capital Partners

Michelle Mayer
Account Manager, Managed Healthcare Services, Lilly USA

Kevin P. McDermott, CFP®, RFC
Founding Partner, The Philadelphia Group

Jennifer Mendel
Managing Director, Ned Davis Research Group

Patrick M. Oates, Ph.D.
Senior Medical Science Liaison, inVentiv Health

Elizabeth A. Pesce
Beco, Inc.

Edward Piscopo
Regional Director of Economic Development, PECO, an Exelon Company

Ellen Riccobene, M.D.
Medical Director, Independence Blue Cross

Jim Schaeffer
President and Founder, Ruby’s of Pennsylvania

James D. Troyer, CFA
Principal and Portfolio Manager, The Vanguard Group

Paul N. Urick, R.Ph.
Senior Vice President of Pharmaceutical Operations, Cigna Corporation

Aubrey Watkins, Ph.D.
Global Basic & Preclinical Testing, Merck & Company

Bryan Weingarten
Chief Executive Officer, WP Realty

Donna F. Weinraub, CPCU, ARM 
Vice-President, Atlantic Region, Willis Group

Dan Wheeler
President, Pea Vine Properties

Jeremiah J. White, Jr.
President and CEO, Jeremiah J. White & Associates

James Wistar
Chairman, President and CEO, Everite Door Company

Craig F. Zappetti 
Partner, Saul Ewing LLP