Claire Pomeroy

Dr. Claire Pomeroy is president of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, and advances the Foundation’s mission in recognizing research excellence, advancing public education, and advocacy. Before joining the Lasker Foundation in June 2013, Dr. Pomeroy was Vice Chancellor and Dean of the School of Medicine at UC Davis. An expert in infectious diseases, Dr. Pomeroy has held faculty positions at University of Minnesota, University of Kentucky and UC Davis, and has published more than 100 articles and chapters and edited three books. Dr. Pomeroy was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine in 2011, and currently serves on the Board of Directors on several biomedical and health related foundations and companies.