Board of Directors

The Michael J. Fox Foundation's Board of Directors is composed of world leaders in science, business, fundraising, and entertainment. Their expertise helps forge our path ahead, assess our impact, and guide our pursuit of improved Parkinson's treatments and, ultimately, a cure.

Michael J. Fox, Founder
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Woody Shackleton, Chairman, MJFF Board of Directors
Retired Sales Executive

George E. Prescott, Vice Chairman, MJFF Board of Directors
Chairman
GP Management Services

Holly S. Andersen, MD
Cardiologist; Director of Education and Outreach
The Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at The New York Presbyterian Hospital

Eva Andersson-Dubin, MD
Internist
NBC Medical

Mark Booth
Founder
MTV Europe

Jon Brooks
General Partner
JMB Capital Partners

Barry J. Cohen
Senior Managing Director
Apollo Capital Management

Donny Deutsch
Chairman
Deutsch Inc.

David Einhorn
President
Greenlight Capital

Karen Finerman
President
Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc.

Nelle Fortenberry
Television Producer

Albert B. Glickman
Albert B. Glickman and Associates

David Golub
President
Golub Capital

Mark L. Hart, III
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Corriente Advisors, LLC

Skip Irving
Partner and Managing Director
Health Advances, LLC

Edward Kalikow
President and CEO
The Kalikow Group

Kathleen Kennedy
Partner
Kennedy Marshall Company

Edwin A. Levy
Co-Founder and Chairman
Levy, Harkins, & Co., Inc.

Marc S. Lipschultz
Member
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Douglas I. Ostrover
Founding Member
GSO Capital Partners

Tracy Pollan
Actress

Ryan Reynolds
Actor

Frederick E. Rowe (Shad)
President
Rowe & Companies and Greenbrier Partners, Ltd.

Lily Safra
Chairwoman
Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation

Curtis Schenker
CEO
Scoggin Capital Management

Fred G. Weiss
Managing Director
FGW Associates

George "Sonny" Whelen
Executive VP
Whelen Engineering, Co, Inc.