Advisory Council

The ASAP Advisory Council provides guidance to the Board of Directors to support the mission, programs, and strategic direction of the organization.

The Advisory Council is taking a multi-pronged approach to supporting the growth of ASAP as an organization through working groups focused on strategic areas identified by the Board of Directors.

Aida Bendt

Aida Bendt, CA-AM
Head of Alliance Management, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca

Chris Black

Chris Black, CA-AM
Head, Corporate Alliance Management & Integration, Merck

Jeremy Ahouse

Jeremy Ahouse, PhD, CSAP, CA-AM
SVP, Alliance & Program Management, Preclinical & Early Dev, Nurix Therapeutics

Christopher Chadwick

 Christopher Chadwick
VP, Head of Global Alliances, Canva

Jim Chow

Jim Chow
Strategic Partnerships Leader, NVIDIA

Annick De Swaef

Annick De Swaef, CSAP, CA-AM
Transition Executive, Yocoto BV

Katherine Ellison

Katherine Ellison, CA- AM Senior Director, Head of Alliance Management, llumina

Michelle Gardner

Michelle Gardner, CA-AM Director of Industry Partnerships and Engagement, Northeastern University

 Christine Goldschneider

Christine Goldschneider
Head of Alliances, Manufacturing & Supply-Specialty Care, Sanofi

Annlouise Goodermuth

Annlouise Goodermuth, CSAP, CA-AM, MBA
Executive Director, Business and Alliance Management, Moderna

Tomoko Hanadate

Tomoko Hanadate
Head of R&D Alliances, Business Development, Astellas

Adam Kornetsky

Adam Kornetsky
Partner, Vantage Partners

Markus Kropf

Markus Kropf, CA-AM
Global Head Alliance Management Healthcare, Merck KGaA

Romuald Laine

Romuald Laine, PhD, CSAP, CA-AM
Head of Evaluation and Partnering, Servier

Kevin Little

Kevin Little, PhD, CSAP, CA-AM
Senior Director, Alliances, Novo Nordisk

Christina Neary

Christina Neary
Executive and Global Leader, Microsoft Alliance, Avanade

Brooke Paige

Brooke Paige, CSAP, CA-AM
Executive Director, Global Alliance Mgmt, Digital, Rare & Neuroscience, Novartis

Robert Porter Lynch

Robert Porter Lynch, CA-AM
President, The Warren Company

Lynn Richard

Lynn Richard, CA-AM
Vice President, Chief Alliances Officer, Strategic Alliances, Science and Technology, GE Healthcare

Nancy Ridge

Nancy Ridge, CA-AM
Head of Partnerships, Lumin

Louis Rinfret

Louis Rinfret
Founder & CEO, allianceboard

Phil Sack

Phil Sack, CSAP, CA-AM, MICW
Managing Director, CollaboRare

Stefanie Schubert

Stefanie Schubert, PhD, CSAP, CA-AM
Director, Int'l Business Program, SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

Yolanda Stead

Yolanda Stead, CA-AM
Head of Partnerships APAC, Procore Technologies

Brian Stewart

Brian Stewart, CA-AM
Executive Director, Head of Alliance Management & Global Business Development, Daiichi Sankyo

Knut Sturmhoefel

Knut Sturmhoefel, CA-AM
Partner, Viopas Venture Consulting

Chi Sullivan

Chi Sullivan
Vice President, Head of Alliance Management, GSK

Chi Sullivan

Amy Tatsutani, PhD, CA-AM
Executive Director, Alliance Management, Gilead Sciences

Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas, CA-AM
Director, SI Alliances, PTC

Jan Twombly

Jan Twombly, CSAP, CA-AM
President, The Rhythm of Business

Laurent Valroff

Laurent Valroff, CA-AM
WW Global Alliances Lead, Dassault Systèmes

Stefan Walke

Stefan Walke, PhD, CA-AM
Global Head of Alliance Management, Boehringer Ingelheim

Sally Wang

Sally Wang
Group Vice President, Global Alliances and Partnerships, International SOS

Penelope Wood

Penelope Wood
Head Diagnostics Alliance & Ecosystem Management, Roche Diagnostics

Arne Wörn

Arne Wörn, PhD
Global Head Alliance Management, Novartis

 Nisha Zaidi

Nisha Zaidi, PhD
Vice President, Business Development, Head of Global Alliances, BMS