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CO-FOUNDERS

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Matthew Zachary
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Matthew Zachary is a 30-year brain cancer survivor, founder of Stupid Cancer, and host of the Out of Patients podcast. For decades he has exposed the failures of healthcare and amplified patient voices. He now leads We The Patients, the first national cancer patient rights lobby.

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Maimah Karmo
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Maimah Karmo is the Founder and CEO of the Tigerlily Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to empowering women under 40 before, during, and after breast cancer. A survivor herself, she is also an author, speaker, and global advocate for health equity and patient empowerment.

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Sally Neely Nix
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Sally Neely Nix is a passionate patient rights advocate who works to ensure that every individual has access to compassionate, equitable, and effective care. Drawing from her own journey, she uses her voice to champion systemic change and empower others to navigate healthcare.

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Matt Toresco
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Matt Toresco is a healthcare leader, author, and speaker who serves as Founder, CEO, and Chief Product Officer of Archo Advocacy, and also the Editor-in-Chief of Elavay: Patient Insights. He elevates patient voices through market research, and advocacy-focused platforms.

STRAT COUNCIL

Trevor Maxwell
Trevor Maxwell

Founder,
Man Up To Cancer

Jace Yawnick
Jace Yawnick

Digital Disruptor,
Jace Beats Cancer

Samuel Bain
Samuel Bain

Chief Imagination Officer, Publicity Marketing Agency

Carla Tardif
Carla Tardif

CEO,
Family Reach

Aaron Strout
Aaron Strout

Former CMO,
Real Chemistry

Kristi Martin
Kristi Martin

Senior Policy Strategist,
Camber Collective

Shawn Nason
Shawn Nason

Founder, Chief Experience Officer, Nason Group

Tricia Brouk
Tricia Brouk

Writer, Director, Producer, Founder, The Big Talk Academy

Craig Lipset
Craig Lipset

Global Authority,
Clinical Trial Innovation

Jody Hoyos
Jody Hoyos

CEO,
Prevent Cancer Foundation

MEDICAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Henry S. Friedman, MD

MD, Duke University,
Founding Chairman

Candice Roth, MSN, RN

MSN, RN, CENP, CEO, Academy of Oncology, Nurse Navigators

Allyson Ocean, MD

MD, Medical Oncologist,
Weill Cornell Medicine

Todd R. Otten, MD

Lead Catalyst & Board Chair,
Medicine Forward

David Langer, MD

MD, Chair, Dept. of Neurosurgery,
Lenox Hill Hospital

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