Leadership
The Marine Biological Laboratory’s leadership team establishes the strategic vision for the MBL, manages all aspects of the MBL environment and strategy, leverages our affiliation relationship with the University of Chicago, and provides the resources needed to achieve our mission in research and education.
Officers
Chair of the Board of Trustees
A. Paul Alivisatos, University of Chicago
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Saul J. Pannell, Boston, MA
Secretary of the MBL Corporation
Lori A. Berko, University of Chicago
Director
Nipam Patel, Marine Biological Laboratory
Treasurer
Mary S. Harrington, Marine Biological Laboratory
Chief Operating Officer
Paul E. Speer, Marine Biological Laboratory
MBL Bylaws as of December 9, 2020
MBL Trustee Committees
Emeriti Trustees
Board of Trustees Conflict of Interest Policy
As of March 20, 2023
Trustees
A. Paul Alivisatos, University of Chicago
Katherine Baicker, University of Chicago
Peter D. Barbey, Reading Eagle Company
David B. Fithian, Clark University
Susan M. Fitzpatrick, James S. McDonnell Foundation
Margaret J. Fofonoff, Art Lab LLC
David A. Greene, Colby College
Avram Hershko, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Catherine E. Hibbitt, Bristol, RI
William I. Huyett, Cyclerion
Constance T. Keller, Chicago, IL
Christopher G. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc.
Ethan A. Lerner, Massachusetts General Hospital
William A. Linton, Promega Corporation
Walter E. Massey, University of Chicago
John W. McCarter, Jr., Northfield, IL
Brien O’Brien, Port Capital LLC
Ronald P. O’Hanley, State Street Corporation
Juan de Pablo, University of Chicago
Saul J. Pannell, Boston, MA
John W. Rowe, Columbia University
William T. Speck, New York, NY
Timothy A. Springer, Harvard Medical School
Samme L. Thompson, Telit Associates, Inc.
Dyann F. Wirth, Harvard University
Patrice O. Yarbough, NASA Johnson Space Center
Robert J. Zimmer, University of Chicago
Nipam Patel, Ph.D., is Director of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and a Professor at the University of Chicago. He joined the MBL in 2018 from University of California, Berkeley, where he was Professor and Co-chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology. Patel is the 20th scientist to serve as MBL Director since its founding in 1888.
Research
Anne W. Sylvester
Director, Division of Research
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Education
Linda Hyman
Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education
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Operations
Paul Speer
Chief Operating Officer
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Courtney Buckley
Director, Human Resources
Adam Carter
Director, Research Administration and Operations
Alison Crawford
Chief of Staff and Director of Board Engagement
Mary S. Harrington
Director, Finance
Gina Hebert
Director, Communications
Linda Hyman
Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education
Scott Koerner
Director, Information Technology
Sebastien Laye
Chief Advancement Officer
Marie Russell
Director, Facilities and Services
Paul Speer
Chief Operating Officer
Anne W. Sylvester
Director, Division of Research
Jennifer Walton
Director, Library Services
Co-Director, MBLWHOI Library