100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2018
Rank 48
Laurie Glimcher
President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Glimcher was named CEO in February 2016, becoming the first woman to lead the famed cancer center. She also serves as CEO of Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare and director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. Glimcher, an accomplished cancer research scientist, has served as the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss dean and professor of medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College and as Cornell University's provost for medical affairs.