Leadership
Bringing the best minds together to deliver our bold vision
Our commitment to advancing research, education and clinical care throughout Michigan and beyond is demonstrated by these thought-leading innovators who serve in inaugural leadership positions. National leaders in their respective fields, this team is bringing together hundreds of experts from both organizations to move the partnership goals forward.
President
Norman Hubbard
Senior Vice President
MSU Office of Health Sciences
MSU Office of Health Sciences
Administration
Teri Grieb, Ph.D.
Chief Administrative Officer
Cheryl Verbruggen
Finance Director
Board Members
Adnan Munkarah, M.D.
Board Chair
President, Care Delivery System and Chief Clinical Officer, Henry Ford Health
President, Care Delivery System and Chief Clinical Officer, Henry Ford Health
Karen Crosby
Board Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Robin Damschroder
President, Value-Based Enterprise and Chief Financial Officer
Joyce deJong, D.O.
Dean, MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Walter Esselman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, MSU Health Sciences Research
Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.
Chair, MSU Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health
Steven Kalkanis, M.D.
Henry Ford Medical Group CEO, Henry Ford Hospital CEO, MSU College of Human Medicine Associate Dean
David Lanfear, M.D., M.S.
Henry Ford Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer; Co-Director, Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research
Benjamin Movsas, M.D.
Medical Director, Henry Ford Cancer and Chair, Henry Ford Department of Radiation Oncology
Eric J. Scher, M.D.
Chief Education Officer and Chair, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health
Leigh Small, Ph.D., RN
Dean, MSU College of Nursing
Committees
Cancer
Benjamin Movsas, M.D.
Board Member and Cancer Committee Co-Chair
Medical Director, Henry Ford Cancer and Chair, Henry Ford Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Director, Henry Ford Cancer and Chair, Henry Ford Department of Radiation Oncology
Jeffrey MacKeigan, Ph.D.
Co-chair, Cancer Committee
Senior Advisor, Michigan State University Office of Research and Innovation
Senior Advisor, Michigan State University Office of Research and Innovation
Research
Doug Gage, Ph.D.
Chair, Research Committee
Vice President, MSU Research and Innovation
Vice President, MSU Research and Innovation
David Lanfear, M.D., M.S.
Board Member and Research Committee Vice Chair
Henry Ford Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer; Co-Director, Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research
Henry Ford Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer; Co-Director, Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research
Education
Eric J. Scher, M.D.
Chair, Education Committee
Chief Education Officer and Chair, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health
Chief Education Officer and Chair, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health
Leigh Small, Ph.D., RN
Vice Chair, Education Committee
Dean, MSU College of Nursing
Dean, MSU College of Nursing
Clinical Integration Joint Operating Committee (JOC)
Steven Kalkanis, M.D.
Board Member and Clinical Integration Joint Operating Committee (JOC) Chair
Henry Ford Medical Group CEO, Henry Ford Hospital CEO, MSU College of Human Medicine Associate Dean
Community Engagement
Krista Walker, Ph.D.
Chair, Community Engagement Committee
Diversity and Campus Inclusion Assistant Dean, MSU College of Nursing
Diversity and Campus Inclusion Assistant Dean, MSU College of Nursing
Martina T. Caldwell, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.E.P.
Vice Chair, Community Engagement Committee
Medical Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Henry Ford Medical Group
Medical Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Henry Ford Medical Group
Administration and Finance
Karen Crosby
Chair, Administration and Finance Committee
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences
J. Douglas Clark
Vice Chair, Administration and Finance Committee
Senior Vice President Financial Services, Henry Ford Health
Senior Vice President Financial Services, Henry Ford Health
Innovation
Scott Dulchavsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, Innovation Committee
Henry Ford Innovation Institute CEO and NASA Principal investigator
Henry Ford Innovation Institute CEO and NASA Principal investigator
Christopher H. Contag, Ph.D.
Vice Chair, Innovation Committee
MSU Quantitative Health Science and Engineering Director, MSU Biomedical Engineering Chair, and Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Professor Emeritus
MSU Quantitative Health Science and Engineering Director, MSU Biomedical Engineering Chair, and Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Professor Emeritus