The MBS Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) is a valuable resource for Rutgers Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program.
Comprised of STEM-based business leaders representing a rich spectrum of industries—including pharmaceutical manufacturing, R&D, product development, media and television, consumer goods, and the energy sector—our members pool their vast knowledge and expertise to help shape curriculum and keep programming and related initiatives cutting-edge, relevant, and impactful, keeping our program ever-current, and enabling us to best assess how we prepare students to meet the ever-changing needs of the 21st-century workforce.
IAB members engage with students at events including guest lectures, panel presentations, and mixers, where they discuss industry-specific trends, developments, and innovations as well as challenges facing business leaders today. Additionally, our board members serve as a strong network for both current students and our growing number of alumni. This passion for our program and overall mentorship for success gives our overall program a leading edge.
We are proud that several IAB members are also MBS graduates
IAB Members
Jim Andahazy (MBS’16)
Director, Business Operations Lead
Bristol-Myers Squibb
V. “Bala” Balasubramanian
Senior Vice President, Life Sciences
Orion Innovation
Christine Brideau
Vice President, In Vitro Pharmacology
Deerfield Discovery and Development (3DC)
Lou Cooperhouse
President & CEO
BlueNalu
Jimmy Curcio (MBS’14)
Chief Strategy and Analytics Officer
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc.
Sean Cuttler
Senior Director, Information Technology
Gilead Sciences
Narayan Escolin (MBS’15)
Human Subjects Protection Analyst
Rutgers University
Andrea Gafford
Account Manager
vivitide
Joanne Gere
Executive Director
Westchester Biotech Project
Barbara Green
Senior Director, Skin Health Translational Science
Johnson & Johnson
Steve Greenspan, Ph.D.
Lead Research Scientist
William Heydorn. Ph.D.
Nonclinical Consultant to the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry
Ashley Rae Kark (MBS ’14)
CEO & Co-Founder
BIOJump
Hahn-JunLee, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Epygenix Therapeutics, Inc.
Hui Liu, MS, Ph.D.
Associate Director, QA Technology & Data Lead
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Bill Lohrman
Realtor®️/ Board Member / Senior Energy Industry Analyst
Craig Moran (MBS’17)
Senior Manager, Data Operations
Throtle
Robert J. Morris
President
AndMore Associates, LLC
John Moyer
Senior Director, Early Development
Johnson & Johnson
Christina Pellicane (MBS’12)
Vice President of Business Development
Lignolix
Hany Salama
Vice President and General Manager
McKesson
Badal Shah (MBS’14)
Managing Director – KOL & Targeting
QPharma, Inc.
Fabienne Saturne-Nicolas (MBS’14)
Chemist
Shiseido Americas Corporation
Jay Silagi (MBS’13)
Scientist, Consumer Science
Johnson & Johnson
Marc Silver
Customer Experience, Digital Channels Manager
International SOS
Mark Sander
Vice President, Information Technology & Facilities
Kiniksa
Rick Saporta (MBS’14)
Head of Strategy and Insights
The Farmer’s Dog
Alain Van Loo
Founder, Assetive
COO, Intromunne
Chad Watson (MBS’ 13)
Principal Staff Engineer – Project Engineering
PSEG
Jay Yogeshwar, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
Media Translation, Inc.