William N. Hait

William N. Hait, MD, PhD, is Global Head, External Innovation at Johnson & Johnson. Previously, he was Head of Global Research and Development for the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Before joining Johnson & Johnson in 2007, he was the founding Director of The (Rutgers) Cancer Institute of New Jersey. From 1993 to 2007 he was Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and Associate Dean for Oncology Programs at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Before that, Dr. Hait was Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Chief of the Division of Medical Oncology, Associate Director of the Yale University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director of the Breast Cancer Unit, and Co-Director of the Lung Cancer Unit.

Dr. Hait is past President of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and currently serves as Treasurer. He has served on various committees for the AACR, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Association of American Cancer Institutes, the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors, and was founding Chairman of the Executive Management Committee of Stand Up to Cancer. He currently is a member of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Director’s Advisory Board, Board of External Advisors for the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, the Stand Up to Cancer Scientific Advisory Board, The Board of Directors of Research!America, and the Vanderbilt University Biomedical Science Advisory Board. Dr. Hait holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. He holds an MD and a PhD from the Medical College of Pennsylvania.