Kathy Giusti

Kathy Giusti (born 1958) is the founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, and a member of its board of directors.[1] She is the Henry & Allison McCance Family Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School, where she serves as Faculty Co-Chair of HBS Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator.[2] She is recognized as a pioneer of precision medicine, a champion of open-access data sharing, and a strong advocate for patient engagement in their treatment and care and as part of the research process.[3]

Giusti founded the MMRF in 1998, shortly after being diagnosed with the incurable blood cancer multiple myeloma.[4] Since then, she has led the foundation in establishing collaborative research models in the areas of tissue banking, genomics, and clinical trials.[5] These models have helped accelerate the pace at which treatments are brought to patients—treatments that have nearly tripled patients' survival.[6]

In 2016, Giusti was named co-chair of the HBS Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator, a $20 million endowed program provided by Robert Kraft and the Kraft Family Foundation. The mission of HBS Kraft Accelerator is to drive innovation to speed breakthroughs in precision medicine for all cancers.[7]

Giusti has received several awards for her leadership. Most recently, she was recognized as one of 34 leaders changing healthcare by Fortune magazine.[8] She was also ranked #19 on Fortune's list of Worlds' 50 Greatest Leaders[9] and was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the world.[10] She was named an Open Science Champion of Change by the White House,[3] and was appointed to and served on President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative Working Group.[11]

Giusti has more than two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School and holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Vermont.[12]

References
  1. MMRF (2019-05-02). "Kathy Giusti Featured in PharmaVoice". themmrf.org. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  2. http://www.hbs.edu/healthcare/faculty/kraft-accelerator/Pages/leadership.aspx
  3. "The White House" Archived 2014-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Life Triumphant", New Canaan - Darien Magazine, December 2008
  5. "A Mission with Precision", Forbes Magazine, December 3, 2013
  6. "These 3 Former Business Leaders Are Disrupting Medicine". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  7. "Kraft Accelerator - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  8. "34 Leaders Who Are Changing Health Care". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  9. "World's 50 Greatest Leaders" Fortune Magazine, March 20, 2014
  10. "TIME 100" TIME Magazine, 2011
  11. http://ncadvertiser.com/70495/president-lauds-mmrf-in-remarks-about-private-sector-groups/
  12. "New Canaan Resident Kathy Giusti, Founder and CEO of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), Receives Honorary Degree from The University of Vermont (UVM)". New Canaan, CT Patch. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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