People Type: Board of Advisors

Biography Stacy Keding has 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical research and development spanning early discovery through clinical development. In her current role, Stacy collaborates with senior leaders to define, operationalize, and communicate Lilly’s overarching R&D strategy to both internal and external stakeholders. She is passionate about delivering strategic insights to inform and shape business …

Biography Catherine J. Murphy holds the Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She earned two B.S. degrees from Illinois (chemistry and biochemistry) in 1986, and her Ph.D. from Wisconsin in 1990. After postdoctoral fellowships at Caltech, Murphy began her independent career as an assistant professor of chemistry …

Biography Avani Patel is the Senior Global R&D Director responsible for silicones process research for the Dow Consumer Solutions (DCS) business. In this role, she directs research for all silicone related process technologies for the Feedstocks & Intermediates and Performance Silicones & Specialty Materials businesses of Consumer Solutions, including product launches, process innovation, and manufacturing …

Biography Bill Retsch is a Senior Research Manager at PPG, a leader in paints and coatings. He leads a team of synthesis chemists who deliver technical advancements for PPG’s coatings businesses in support of automotive, refinish, industrial, packaging, architectural, and aerospace coatings businesses. Bill began his career with PPG in 1997 as a synthesis chemist …

Biography Florian Schattenmann is Cargill’s Chief Technology Officer and Vice President for Innovation and Research & Development (R&D). He oversees a global team that is driven by the vision of relentlessly creating value for Cargill and its customers via research, application, and product development, and technical service support across agriculture, food, animal feed, and bio-industrial …

Biography Dr. Laura Strong is the founder of Propagate Health. She has more than 15 years of operational, strategic, and clinical development experience in biopharmaceutical drug discovery and development. In her previous position as president and COO of Quintessence Biosciences, she was responsible for advancing the company’s proprietary cancer therapies through human clinical trials to …