After two decades of visionary leadership, the medical college announced earlier this month that Sanford I. Weill was retiring as chair of the Weill Cornell Board of Overseers on Jan. 1. In 2007, Weill Cornell opened the Weill Greenberg Center in New York City, the medical college's flagship and award-winning ambulatory care center, and in January opened the adjacent Belfer Research Building, a transformative 18-story, state-of-the-art facility that ensures that the medical college remains at the forefront of scientific discovery. Jessica M. Bibliowicz, a successful entrepreneur in the financial services business for nearly three decades, who has served on the Board of Overseers for the past decade, will succeed Mr. Weill, the new chair emeritus. Among Weill Cornell's advancements lauded by President Garrett are its expansion of biomedical research, the medical college's new curriculum, and the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Science's master's degree programs in health informatics, and in health policy and economics. Dr. Choi is married to Dr. Mary E. Choi, associate professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension at Weill Cornell Medicine. We are in a very strong and steady position as an institution. Choi, MD is the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University. 5 She left this position in May 2013. Weill and his wife are prominent philanthropists, especially associated with Cornell University and its medical school. Weill Cornell is conducting a national search for a renowned scientist to lead these efforts. Ms. Bibliowicz joined NFP in April 1999 and has served as NFPs President and Chief Executive Officer since then and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since June 2003. Jessica Bibliowicz will succeed her father, Sanford Weill, as chairman of Weill Cornell Medical College, a role he has held for two decades. An awards ceremony on April 25 celebrated nearly a dozen members of the Weill Cornell Medicine community for their exemplary efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. This event is special because it illuminates the important work being done in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusivity by a diverse group of staff and faculty at Weill Cornell, Rumnit said after the program. She is a physician-scientist and a nephrologist who is leading investigations into the role of autophagy in diseases of the kidney. This is a combination that no other American research university enjoys.". With this addition, the Apollo Global Management, Inc. board of directors will increase to 17 directors, 12 of whom are independent. Bibliowicz is a senior adviser at Bridge Growth Partners and serves on the board of directors of Sotheby's, Realogy and the Asia Pacific Fund. Weill Cornell Medicine is committed to providing exemplary and individualized clinical care, making groundbreaking biomedical . JB: When I first joined the Weill Cornell board, I saw my fathers passion for it and over the past 10 years, it has become an amazing passion for me as well. Dr. Yazmin Carrasco, assistant dean for diversity and inclusion, noted how a dedication to health equity and diversity have been cornerstones for both awardees during their time at Weill Cornell Medicine.
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