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William R. Brody

Board Member at Sirona Medical

San Francisco, California

Overview 

William R. Brody is a highly accomplished consultant based in San Francisco, California, with a background in healthcare, strategic planning, medicine, and management. With a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a distinguished career that includes roles such as President of The Johns Hopkins University and Chairman of the Board at Mesa Biotech, Inc., he brings extensive expertise in leadership and board governance to organizations in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member

    2022 - Current

Sirona Medical develops software solutions for healthcare providers that support patient care and clinical workflows.

Raised $104,500,000.00 from Avidity Partners, GreatPoint Ventures and 8VC.

  • Member Board Of Trustees

    2016

  • Member Board Of Trustees

    2015

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2022

Radiology Partners is a radiology practice center that provides services for hospitals and various healthcare facilities.

  • Chairman of the Board

    2016 - 2021

    Mesa manufactures a portable device to provide low cost, highly sensitive point of care DNA and RNA testing for the detection of viruses and bacteria. Mesa introduced it's 30 min Accula PCR test for covid-19 in April 2020 under FDA EUA. The company was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific in February 2021.

Mesa Biotech offers DNA and RNA molecular testing services.

Raised $39,401,413.00 from National Institutes of Health.

  • President & Professor Emeritus

    2009 - 2016

    The Salk Institute is a premier biomedical research institute focusing on cancer, neuroscience, plant science, molecular biology and genetics

Salk Institute for Biological Studies conducts research on molecular biology and genetics, neurosciences, and plant biology.

Raised $81,400,000.00 from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, The Audacious Project, Alzheimer's Research UK, National Institutes of Health and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

  • Board Member

    2007 - 2016

  • Board member

    2014 - 2016

    The company was acquired by Blackstone in January 2016

  • President, Emeritus

    1996 - 2009

    President overseeing 10 divisions - Engineering, Arts & Sciences, Medicine, Public Health, Applied Physics Laboratory, Peabody Conservatory of Music, School of Advanced International Studies, Education, Business, Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins Health System Johns Hopkins has the largest amount of US government research funding

  • Board member

    1998 - 2008

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