Our Board of Advisors
Paul Reville, MEd, Co-Chair
Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of
Educational Policy and Administration
Director, Education Redesign Lab
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education
James A. Gordon, MD, MPA, Co-Chair
Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Director, Gilbert Program in Medical Simulation,
Harvard Medical School Chief, Division of Medical Simulation,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Nancy Adams, BBA
MEDscience Parent
Community Advocate
Tenley Albright, MD
Director, MIT Collaborative Initiatives
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Neal Baer, MD
Pediatrician & TV Writer
Harvard Medical School
Andrew Bendheim, MBA
CEO, Agency for Medical Innovations, Inc.
Brant Binder, MBA
President & CEO, PsyBrain, Inc.
Consultant, Juno Therapeutics
Christopher Calahan, MD
Chief Resident, Medicine-Pediatrics
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Lauren Cronin, RN, BSN
Senior Director, Business Partnerships, Within3
Lisa Franks, MBA
Partner, Taylor Wealth Management Partners
Co-founder, Sequence LLC
Harvard Business School
G.S.Beckwith Gilbert, MBA
Benefactor and Lead Visionary
Former Chairman of the Board of Fellows,
Harvard Medical School
Tina Grotzer, Ed.D
Associate Professor Harvard School of Education
Harvard Project Zero
Edward M. Hundert, MD
Dean Medical Education, Harvard Medical School
Director, The Center for Teaching & Learning & Senior Lecturer in Medical Ethics
Lisa A. Jones, MPA
Communications Consultant
Ann Koufman-Frederick, Ph.D.
Founder and Faculty, MASTERCLASS for Superintendents
Ada Kumar, MD
MidWest Branch of Advisory Board Lead
Radiologist, Oak Brooke, IL
Shawn Nasseri, MD
Ear Nose & Throat Surgeon
Gil Noam, EdD, PhD (Habil)
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
and McLean Hospital
Founder / Director, Program in Education,
Afterschool & Resiliency (PEAR)
Sheila Nutt, EdD
Director, Educational Outreach Programs,
Harvard Medical School
Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community
Partnership, Harvard Medical School
Justin Owumi, MD
Colorectal Surgeon
Alvin Poussaint, MD †
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Faculty Associate Dean for Student Affairs,
Harvard Medical School
Director of the Office of Recruitment and
Multicultural Affairs, Harvard Medical School
† In memoriam. Alvin Poussaint served on our board from 2008 until his passing in 2025.
Rony Sebok
Founder & Former CTO of 1 Beyond
Entrepreneur
Bessie Manley Szum, RN, MPA/HA
Nurse Director, Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jennifer L. Visco, CPA
Director of Finance & Controller, Expansion Therapeutics
“There isn’t any other programs to my knowledge that teach students this way. It forces us to think critically, and problem solve. It was very impactful to me, because it made me feel like I was actually a doctor, helping save lives.”