Dean's Council

The mission of the Dean’s Council is to advance the goals of research, teaching and patient care at Weill Cornell Medicine. Members provide major, ongoing support to the institution and serve as its ambassadors in the philanthropic community.

Listing as of August 2025

Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine

• Robert A. Harrington, M.D.

Founding Dean

• Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D., D.Phil * (F)

Co-Chairs

• Mitchell Blutt, M.D. (F)
• Christina Truesdale

Founding Chairs

• Sanford B. Ehrenkranz (F)
• Leonard M. Harlan (F)
• Daisy M. Soros (F)

Executive Committee

• Gail P. Cohen (F)
• Sanford B. Ehrenkranz (F)
• Debra Gelband
• Leonard M. Harlan (F)
• Kenneth Landis
• Sorrell Mathes
• Daisy M. Soros (F)
• Michael J. Wolk, M.D.

Council Members

• Diane and Arthur Abbey
• Pamela Ader and Jennifer Brill
• Sonja and James Bartlett
• Jane and Alan Batkin
• Kathleen Begala and Yves Istel
• Norman S. Benzaquen
• Ali Bernstein
• Nancy Blank
• Betsy Blumenthal and Jon Root, M.D.
• Margo Krody Blutt (F)
• Celia and Silas K.F. Chou
• David M. Cohen (F)
• Leslie Cornfeld
• Judy and Aaron Daniels
• Hiba and Sam Darwish
• James DeMare
• Tina and James Deutsch
• Althea Duersten
• Lisa Ehrenkranz (F)
• Nikki and Justin Ehrlich
• Barbara Eig
• Lisa and Stephen Eisenstein
• Curran and Jonathan Estreich
• Barry Feirstein
• Luisa Fernholz, Ph.D. and Robert Fernholz, Ph.D.
• Irene Shonberg Fisher and Barry Fisher
• Ella Foshay and Michael Rothfeld
• Ellen and Richard Fox
• Barbara Gallay
• Anita C. Garoppolo
• Michael Gelband
• Flavia Golden, M.D. and Arthur Yee, M.D., Ph.D.
• Joan B. Gossner
• Anita Gotto* (F)
• Kathleen Hale
• Lynne and Mark Hammerschlag
• Sara Alemzadeh Handjani and Amirali Handjani
• Fleur Harlan (F)
• Brett Harwood
• Christine and Henry “Buddy” Haunss
• Jennifer and Daniel Hecht
• Barbara and Kenneth A. Horowitz
• Susanne and Steven Hurowitz
• Rory and David Jones
• Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman
• Pamela J. Keld
• Denise and Michael Kellen (F)
• Breanna and John Khoury
• Shelly and Howard Kivell, M.D.
• Jennifer Klein
• Polly and Frank Lagemann
• Rosalind Landis
• Karen and Allan Levine
• Faith and Peter Linden, M.D.
• Susan Lynch
• Susan and Morris Mark
• Barbara Mathes
• Julia Merck and Hans Utsch
• Jennifer Bayer Michaels
• Jane Moss and Ravenel Curry
• Judy and Jim O’Brien
• Courtney O’Malley
• Betty and Bruce Polansky
• Bonnie Pope
• Susan Porter
• Kim Posnett
• Pamela and George Rohr**
• Lauren Rosenkranz
• Lenore Ruben
• Anne Prosser and Hollis Russell
• Stephanie and Stuart Saft
• MikeLynn Salthouse and David Sheehan
• Pamela and Arthur Sanders
• Sara and Axel Schupf
• Jenna and Paul Segal (F)
• Beverly and Arthur Shorin
• Julie A. and M. Steven Silbermann
• Mary and Alok Singh
• Kearney and Dan Staniford
• Marjorie and Michael Stern
• Jayme and Ronald P. Stewart**
• Karen Su, M.D. ’97 and Edwin Su, M.D. ‘97
• Nicki Tanner (F)
• Lisa Toffey, M.D. and James Toffey
• Lisa Torell and Mark Finerman
• Donald Truesdale
• Andrea and Adam Usdan
• Barbara van Beuren and Stephen Glascock
• Maggie Wang and Ting “TJ” Jia, Ph.D. ‘08
• Yuan Wang and Tao Li
• Sheri Warshaw and Michael Lowenstein
• Margie and Bryan Weingarten
• Suzanne Weiss
• Maureen White and Steven Rattner
• Mindy and Greg White
• Deedee and Barrie Wigmore
• Susan and Benjamin Winter
• Susan and Larri Wolfson
• Abby Wolk, Ph.D.
• Dale and Rafael Zaklad
• Judy Francis Zankel