Eric joins Gift of Life Biologics with over 20 years of industry related experience, most recently as vice president, global GI cell therapy lead at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He has extensive commercial experience in the cell therapy space gained from leadership roles at Takeda, Mesoblast, and Novartis. Eric also brings nearly a decade of experience spanning across medical affairs, pharmaceutical benefit management, and investment banking.

Alec joined Gift of Life in 2012 after donating his stem cells to an anonymous 59-yr-old woman. He has 10 years experience building both non-profit and for-profit businesses and earned his MBA from Tel Aviv University.

Robyn is responsible for cellular therapy starting material order fulfillment and supply chain logistics. Her experience includes donor retention, preliminary match, and donor workup. She previously worked for the National Federation of Independent Business.

Sherri brings over 20 years of expertise in regulated industries to her new role at Gift of Life Biologics. Previously serving as Head of Quality for NMDP BioTherapies, she has a strong background in quality and regulatory leadership in Cell and Gene Therapy. In her new position, she will oversee quality and regulatory initiatives, ensuring compliance across Gift of Life Biologics.

Valerie brings decades of leadership experience in point-of-care diagnostics and cell and gene therapy; most recently as Chief Revenue Officer at AllCells, A Discovery Life Sciences Company. At Gift of Life Biologics, she will leverage her extensive commercial expertise specifically in the CGT space to support the development of innovative therapies. She is committed to supporting researchers by ensuring access to high quality, RUO and GMP cellular starting materials.

With 35 years of experience as a Hematopoietic Transplant Coordinator, Dawn has a broad background in hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplantation. Her career includes positions at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell and Stony Brook University Hospital, where she coordinated lifesaving autologous and allogeneic transplants. She has also facilitated stem cell and bone marrow donations from both related and unrelated donors.