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INSTITUTE TRUSTEES
Van Andel Institute, Van Andel Research Institute and Van Andel Education Institute each have a board of trustees chaired by David Van Andel. See each board below.
Van Andel Institute Board of Trustees
David Van Andel
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Van Andel Institute
Connie Chang, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
ONL Therapeutics
John Kennedy, MBA
President & Chief Executive Officer
Autocam Medical
Mark Meijer
President
Life E.M.S. Ambulance
Van Andel Research Institute Board of Trustees
David Van Andel
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Van Andel Institute
Ralph Deberardinis, Ph.D.
Chief of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism<.br>
University of Texas Southwestern
Endowed Chair
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Howard Hughes Fellow
James B. Fahner, M.D.
Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and Spectrum Health Medical Group
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Michigan State University
Michelle Le Beau, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Max Wicha, M.D.
Madeline and Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center – Michigan Medicine
Van Andel Education Institute Board of Trustees
David Van Andel
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Van Andel Institute
James E. Bultman, Ed.D.
President Emeritus
Hope College
Susan Keipper Meell
Chief Executive Officer
MMS Education
Juan R. Olivarez, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
Aquinas College
Teresa Weatherall Neal, Ed.D. (hon)
Former Superintendent
Grand Rapids Public Schools