We are living and working through a period in human history when scientific leadership and knowledge are crucial for our nation, our organization and ourselves. It is a time for us to bring to the fore the focus on this most critical of human capabilities.
As you know, against the backdrop of the profound challenges we face as an industry – and now overlaid by the additional impact of COVID-19 – BIO has conducted a search for a new President and CEO. On behalf of the Executive Committee of the BIO Board of Directors, I am delighted to announce that we have appointed Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath to lead BIO at this pivotal moment in our organization’s history, effective June 1, 2020.