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Board of Directors
Role
The V Foundation Board of Directors is entrusted with and accountable for the strategic leadership and governance of the organization. The Board is comprised of prominent business leaders, award-winning athletes and coaches, distinguished physicians and world-renowned entertainers. Their governance is integral to the sustainability and long-term effectiveness of The V Foundation in ways that are consistent with our core values and principles.
Jim Allegro, Emeritus Director
Retired Executive Vice President
ESPN, Inc.
Julie Allegro
Founder
Allegro Venture Partners
Robert C. Bast Jr., M.D.
Vice President for Translational Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
George Bodenheimer
Retired Executive Chairman
ESPN, Inc.
Steven M. Bornstein
Board Chair
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
George W. Dennis III
Retired Senior Partner
Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP
David B. Fay
Retired Executive Director
United States Golf Association
Rosa M. Gatti
Retired Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach
ESPN, Inc.
Evan Goldberg
Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Chairman of the Board
NetSuite, Inc.
Mark King
President
adidas Group North America
Michael W. Krzyzewski
Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
Duke University
Carl C. Liebert III
Chief Operating Officer
USAA Capital Corporation
Robert E. Lloyd
Board Chair Emeritus
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Joe Loughrey
Retired President and Vice Chairman
Cummins, Inc.
Michael C. MacDonald
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Medifast
Geoffrey S. Mason
Senior Production Specialist
ESPN, Inc.
Joseph O. Moore, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Duke Cancer Institute
Robert C. Nakasone
Retired Chief Executive Officer
Toys “R” Us
Donna Orender
Chief Executive Officer
Orender Unlimited, LLC
Kevin Plank
Chief Executive Officer
Under Armour, Inc.
Lawrence F. Probst III
Chairman of the Board
Electronic Arts
Harry E. Rhoads, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Washington Speakers Bureau
Robin Roberts
Anchor
ABC’s “Good Morning America”
John Saunders
Sports Commentator
ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports
Constance Skidmore
Retired Managing Partner, Board Member
PWC, LLP
John Skipper
President
ESPN, Inc.
Anthony F. Smith, Ed.D.
Managing Director
Leadership Research Institute
Pamela Valvano Strasser
Chairwoman
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Stuart A. Taylor II
Chief Executive Officer
The Taylor Group
Nicholas P. Valvano
President Emeritus
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Robert Valvano
Sports Commentator
Lesley Visser
Sports Commentator
CBS and HBO
Dick Vitale
Sports Commentator
ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports
R.C. “Bucky” Waters
Retired Vice Chancellor
Duke University Medical Center
Robert P. Wayman
Retired Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
Hewlett-Packard Company
Dereck Whittenburg
Director of Player Development
North Carolina State University
David W. Williams
Retired Senior Vice President
Whirlpool Corporation
Norby Williamson
Executive Vice President, Production, Program Scheduling and Development
ESPN, Inc.
Larry Woodard
President and Chief Executive Officer
Graham Stanley Advertising
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