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 Associate 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

Aron Sousa, M.D.
Executive Dean, MSU Health Colleges and MSU College of Human Medicine Dean

Robin Damschroder
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Business Development Officer, Henry Ford Health

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

Aron Sousa, M.D.
Board Member and Clinical Integration Joint Operating Committee (JOC) Vice Chair
Executive Dean, MSU Health Colleges and MSU College of Human Medicine Dean
Executive Dean, MSU Health Colleges and MSU College of Human Medicine Dean
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice

Krista Walker, Ph.D.
Chair, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice 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, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice 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