Jill O'Donnell-Tormey

Jill O'Donnell-Tormey, B.S. Ph.D., was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in June 2015 as a member of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York and reappointed in June 2021 for a term to expire June 30, 2025.

Dr. O’Donnell-Tormey currently is the Chief Executive Officer (since 1993) and Director of Scientific Affairs (since 1987) of the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a non-profit organization founded in 1953, which is a global leader in supporting and coordinating research aimed at harnessing the immune system’s power to conquer all cancers.

Prior to joining CRI, she served as a research associate in the Department of Medicine at Cornell University Medical College, and as a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of cellular physiology and immunology at The Rockefeller University.