Bay Area Research Roundtable Leadership

In 2024, the American Heart Association celebrated 100 years as a relentless force for longer, healthier lives. As we move into our second century, we recognize our work is more important now than ever before. Our centennial milestone was coupled with our 2024 Impact Goal of ensuring every person has the opportunity for a full, healthy life. Every person means working with every community and that is why our Executive Leadership is so important.

2025 Bay Area Research Roundtable Chair

Robert I. Blum
President & CEO
Cytokinetics Inc.

Executive Leadership Team

Kit Yee Au-Yeung
SandboxAQ

Mark Barrish
Moray Medical

Omari Bouknight
Abbott Structural Heart

Laura Bushnell
King & Spalding

Pavan Cheruvu
Bitterroot Bio

Yousuf Dalal
Medtronic

Stacy Feld
Johnson & Johnson Innovation

James Huie
Wilson Sonsini

Simon Jackson
Amgen

Noam Krantz
Guardant Health

Tamir Meiri
Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Kristen Pisani
EY

Amr Salahieh
Shifamed

Steering Committee

Dr. Kevin Alexander
Stanford Medicine

Dr. Sameer Bansilal
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Todd Brinton
Edwards Lifesciences

Dr. Benoit Bruneau
Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease

Dr. Peter Fitzgerald
Triventures

Dr. Saptarsi Haldar
Amgen

Dr. John Laird
Medtronic

Dr. Eldrin Lewis
Stanford Medicine

Dr. Josh Makower
Stanford Medicine

Dr. Fady Malik
Cytokinetics

Dr. Rahul Sharma
Stanford Medicine

Dr. Chuck Simonton
Abiomed

Dr. Mintu Turakhia
iRhythm Technologies

Dr. Nick West
Shockwave Medical

Dr. Joseph Wu
Stanford Medicine