Richard Klausner

Richard Klausner is founder and Director of Juno Therapeutics and Executive Chairman of Wisdo, a third generation internet company. He is the chairman of Mindstrong and a Director of AnchorDx. He currently Chairs the Grand Challenges in Cancer program of Cancer Research UK. Rick is the former Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Opportunity Officer of Illumina Corporation. He is the former Executive Chairman of Audax Health. Previously, he has also served as managing partner of the Venture Capital firm, The Column Group, and was the Executive Director for Global Health of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Klausner was appointed by Presidents Clinton and Bush as the eleventh Director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute between 1995 and 2001. He also served as chief of the Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, as well as a past president of the American Society of Clinical Investigation. Rick holds an M.D. from Duke Medical School.