Thank you for
Advancing the Breakthrough
We're so overwhelmed by the level of support at the 7th Annual Advancing the Breakthrough event! Thank you to our Tri State chapter members, our generous sponsors, investors, and everyone who joined us at the Mann Center on October 1, 2021 to ensure essential and life-saving research continues.
Stay tuned for the announcement of our 2022 date!
The end of cancer begins with research
The American Cancer Society’s research investments play a pivotal role in the cancer research space – advancing what we know about what causes cancer and how best to prevent, detect, and treat the disease. Now more than ever, it is clear the world needs advances in research. We need scientists with big ideas and bright minds. We need lifesaving treatments, early detection, and prevention. We need people like you who take action.
Hosted By American Cancer Society Tri State Chapter Members
Co-Chairs:
Gina K. Clark, Executive Vice President & Chief Communications & Administration Officer, AmerisourceBergen and President, AmerisourceBergen Foundation
Daniel R. Tropeano, Senior Vice President & General Manager, OptumRx
Members:
Joseph H. Capper, Retired President & Chief Executive Officer, BioTelemetry, Inc.
Kent Gushner, President, Boyds Philadelphia
Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, CFA, President, Citizens Bank, Mid Atlantic Region
Michael J. Heller, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Cozen O’Connor
William Mignucci, Jr., President, Di Bruno Bros.
Joe Frick, Senior Advisor, Diversified Search
David Pernock, President & Chief Commercial Officer, Eagle Pharmaceuticals
Christopher L. Bruner, Partner, EY - Philadelphia
Tom Vellios, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Five Below
Michael Petroutsas, Senior Vice President for Oncology, GSK
Daniel J. Hilferty, President & Chief Executive Officer, Independence Blue Cross
Jon Resnick, President US & Canada, IQVIA
Hossam Sadek, IQVIA
Tom Cavanaugh, President, Janssen Oncology
Cynthia Funaro Towers, Esq., President & Chief Executive Officer, JURISolutions
Frank Mattei, Managing Partner, KPMG – Philadelphia
Michael J. Hennessy Jr., President & CEO, MJH Life Sciences
Rick Hughes, Executive Director, The HSSG Wealth Group at UBS
Jay Snowden, President & Chief Executive Officer, Penn National Gaming
Deanna Byrne, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers – Philadelphia
David S. Chernow, President & Chief Executive Officer, Select Medical
Bill Sasso, Chairman, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
John Walsh, President & Chief Executive Officer, UGI Corporation
Members Emeritus
Steve Collis, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, AmerisourceBergen
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Toll Brothers