Lynn Schenk

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

Part of Biogen, Inc., Biogen Idec, Inc. (North Carolina) is a pharmaceutical company based in Durham, NC. The private company develops pharmaceutical products. Michel Pericles Vounatsos has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Part of Biogen, Inc., Biogen GmbH is a pioneer in the field of neuroscience since 1978. The private company is based in Ismaning, Germany. Biogen focuses on research in therapeutic areas with a strong emphasis on difficult-to-treat diseases. The German company was founded in 1978 by Charles Weissman, Kenneth Murray, Heinz Schaller, Phillip Sharp, Walter Gilbert. The CEO is Michel Pericles Vounatsos.

Founded in 1975, The San Diego Foundation is a public charity that provides a permanent and growing source of funding to hundreds of nonprofit agencies serving the San Diego region. Through an effort called Understanding the San Diego Region, The Foundation joins other nonprofit organizations, community leaders, experts and government officials to address the needs of the community and build consensus for solutions. The San Diego Foundation is headquartered in San Diego, CA and has two other offices in California.

UC San Diego Foundation specializes in obtaining private gifts in support of research, teaching, and public service, as well as engages in management of gift assets. The company is was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.