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Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation appoints executive director
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William T. Sullivan has been appointed executive director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation.
Sullivan most recently served as director of campaign fundraising for New York City mayoral candidate Paul J. Massey Jr.
Sullivan has three decades of experience in leadership roles with high-profile nonprofit organizations. He served as president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House New York for 10 years. He also spent 20 years with Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America, last serving as chief operating officer.
“His expertise in improving organizational infrastructure and maximizing fundraising in the nonprofit sector will greatly advance our mission to fund innovative epigenetic research to eradicate cancer,” Samuel Waxman, MD, founder and CEO of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, said in a press release.
The nonprofit foundation funding research that identifies and corrects abnormal gene function that causes cancer. The foundation has awarded approximately $90 million to support the work of more than 200 researchers worldwide since 1976.
“I have always admired the work of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation and its excellent reputation,” Sullivan said in the press release. “It will be my honor to work with Dr. Waxman, the [board of directors], the staff, and the foundation’s donors to further the important work of this noble organization.”