Delivering Innovative, Compassionate And Accessible Patient Care — Robert Stone, CEO — City of Hope & Dr. Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD, President, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Robert Stone is the CEO of City of Hope (https://www.cityofhope.org/robert-stone), a premier cancer research and treatment center dedicated to innovation in biomedical science and the delivery of compassionate, world-class patient care. A seasoned health care executive, he has served in a number of strategic decision-making roles since he joined City of Hope in 1996, culminating with his appointment as president in 2012, CEO in 2014, and as the Helen and Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair in 2021.
Mr. Stone has J.D., University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL.
Mr. Stone’s strategic acumen, empathy and visionary leadership have driven City of Hope’s rapid evolution.
As an independent institution dedicated to advancing the fight against cancer and diabetes, City of Hope is accelerating opportunities for high-impact discovery and ensuring that patients around the world have access to the most advanced therapies. Recent examples include a groundbreaking alliance in precision medicine with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), a leader in genomic analysis and bioinformatics; leadership in CAR T cell therapy research and therapy; and an innovative program to offer cancer support services to the employees of some of American’s largest employers, regardless of geography.
In the last few years, City of Hope has expanded access to its exceptional, patient-centered care, growing from a single site outside of Los Angeles to a clinical network spanning dozens of locations throughout the United States.
Mr. Stone recently was named Hospital CEO of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal and has been listed in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top 500 for five years. He was elected to the Healthcare Leadership Council, a nationwide policy advocacy organization, in 2017.
Dr. Marcel van den Brink, M.D., Ph.D.(https://www.cityofhope.org/marcel-van…), is President of City of Hope Cancer Center, main campus in Los Angeles, and National Medical Center, chief physician executive and the Deana and Steve Campbell Chief Physician Executive Distinguished Chair, and is a globally recognized leader in the basic and translational science of bone marrow transplantation (BMT), the microbiome and cancer immunotherapy. His specialties include immune reconstitution and graft-versus-host disease — side effects many BMT patients experience — as well as the impact of the microbiome on immunotherapy for cancer.
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