Board of Directors

  • Paul Segal

    PRESIDENT

    Mr. Segal serves as the Chief Executive Officer of LS Power and is a member of the Management Committee and Investment Committee, overseeing one of the largest independent power and transmission developers in the United States.

  • Derek Strum

    TREASURER

    Mr. Strum is a Senior Healthcare Advisor at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC, a private equity investment firm based in New York where he has worked for over 21 years. Derek previously worked in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley.

  • Yevgenia Pashinsky, MD

    SECRETARY

    Dr. Pashinsky is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with a focus on clinical gastroenterology. She is very involved in fellow teaching and mentoring and has won Teacher of the year on numerous occasions.

  • James Aisenberg, MD

    Dr Aisenberg is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He has published more than 100 articles and abstracts on digestive health with a focus on gastrointestinal endoscopy.

  • Steven Itzkowitz, MD

    Dr. Itzkowitz is a Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) and Oncological Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In addition to a clinical practice, Dr. Itzkowitz is served as the Director of the GI Fellowship Program at Mount Sinai for over 20 years and remains the Co-Chair of the GI Tumor Board at Sinai. He is also Co-Chair of the New York City C5 Coalition (Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition).

  • Asher Kornbluth, MD

    Dr. Kornbluth is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He has been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, for which he was selected as both an Honored Educator and again as an Honored Clinician. He has been awarded the Solomon Berson Award at Mount Sinai for “Outstanding Physician, Teacher and Role Model” and has been selected as Teacher of the Year for 6 consecutive years at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

  • Ian Lieberman

    Mr. Lieberman is a managing partner of Nymeria Capital Management LP, an alternative investment firm focused on the Technology, Media, & Telecom sector. He previously worked at Discovery Capital Management as well as Goldman Sachs.

  • Arnold Manheimer

    Mr. Manheimer is currently President of Phocal Point Consulting. Prior to Phocal, Arnold spent many years running a family flavor & fragrance manufacturing business before it was acquired by Kerry Ingredients and Flavours.

  • Saurabh Mehandru, MD

    Dr. Mehandru a physician-scientist who straddles clinical care and laboratory-based investigation. Dr. Mehandru has led a laboratory of Mucosal Immunology since 2013. He is an NIH-funded investigator who has received multiple awards.

  • Jessica Sedler

    Ms. Sedler is a Director of Strategy & Business Planning at American Express. She currently focuses on customer experience strategy within Travel & Lifestyle Services and recently served as chief of staff to the president of the division. Prior to Amex, Jess worked at Citigroup in corporate banking.

  • Michael Silverstein

    Mr. Silverstein has spent more than 30 years helping individuals and foundations manage their assets. He is currently a Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch.