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Meet Our Leadership Team

Executive Leadership

Stacy Pagos Haller

Stacy Pagos Haller

President and CEO

Diane Bovenkamp, PhD

Diane Bovenkamp, PhD

Vice President, Scientific Affairs

Brian Elderton

R. Brian Elderton

Sr. Vice President, Development

Nancy Lynn

Nancy Lynn Keach

Sr. Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

Jon Walsh

Jon Walsh

Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration

Board of Directors

Dr. Stanley Prusiner

Stanley B. Prusiner, MD

Nobel Laureate and Honorary Member, Board of Directors

Trisha Stewart

Patricia McGlothlin Stewart

Chair, Board of Directors

Scott Kaiser

Scott Kaiser, MD

Vice Chair, Board of Directors

Thomas Freddo, OD, PhD

Thomas Freddo, OD, PhD

Secretary, Board of Directors

Shawna Gottlieb

Shawna Gottlieb

Treasurer, Board of Directors

Cecilia Arradaza

Cecilia Arradaza

Board of Directors

Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell

Board of Directors

Herbert Drayton

Herbert L. Drayton III

Board of Directors

Dana Griffin

Dana Griffin

Board of Directors

Tonya Matthews

Tonya M. Matthews, PhD

Board of Directors

Adam Myers

Adam Myers, MD, MHCM, FACHE, CHCQM, CPHRM

Board of Directors

John Penn, PhD

Board of Directors

Ann Argabright Seclow

Ann Argabright Seclow

Board of Directors

Jan Stouffer

Jan M. Stouffer, PhD

Board of Directors

Dale Young

Board of Directors

Emeritus Board Members

Grace Frisone

Grace Frisone

Emeritus Member, Board of Directors

June Kinoshita

June Kinoshita

Emeritus Member, Board of Directors

Judith Lee

Judith F. Lee

Emeritus Member, Board of Directors

Henry Pownall

Henry J. Pownall, PhD

Emeritus Member, Board of Directors

Brian Regan

Brian K. Regan, PhD

Emeritus Member, Board of Directors

Scott Rodgville

Scott Rodgville, CPA

Emeritus Member, Board of Directors

Eric Siemers

Eric Siemers, MD

Emeritus Member, Board of Directors

Ethan Treese

Ethan Treese

Emeritus Member, Board of Directors

News

Recent News & Information

BrightFocus Macular Degeneration Research grant recipient Albert Gonzales, PhD.

Press Release

BrightFocus Foundation Awards Nearly $13M to 50 Scientists for Alzheimer’s, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma Research

Private research nonprofit BrightFocus Foundation today announced nearly $13 million in grants to support early investigative research into Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

A group photo of Helen Keller awardees and committee members.

Press Release

BrightFocus Foundation and Helen Keller Foundation Award University of Iowa Researchers 2025 Prize for Pioneering Eye Research

Drs. Val C. Sheffield and Edwin M. Stone of the University of Iowa have received the 2025 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research for their groundbreaking work.

ARVO 2025 award recipients pose with their awards.

Press Release

BrightFocus Foundation Recognizes Excellence in Vision Research

The annual BrightFocus Vision Research Awards honor outstanding scientists pursuing groundbreaking macular degeneration and glaucoma research.

John Penn, PhD and Dale Young.

Press Release

BrightFocus Foundation Announces Appointment of Two New Board Members

BrightFocus Foundation, a leading nonprofit funder of innovative research to defeat Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma, has appointed John S. Penn, PhD, a renowned vision scientist and professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Dale Young, chairman and CEO of Summit Financial Group, to its board of directors.

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BrightFocus Foundation Appoints David Lowing as Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

BrightFocus Foundation appoints David Lowing to lead corporate and foundation relations. With nearly 20 years of experience, including roles at Conquer Cancer and CHOP, he will expand partnerships and funding for research on Alzheimer’s, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

BrightFocus National Glaucoma Research grant recipient Jennifer Fan Gaskin, MBChB, MD, FRANZCO (far right) with her research team in the lab. Photo courtesy Jennifer Fan Gaskin.

Press Release

2024 Research Portfolios Now Available

BrightFocus proudly supports over 200 cutting-edge research grants, fueling the global fight against Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

	
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