Board of Directors

 

Stowers Institute for Medical Research


James E. Stowers Jr.
Co-Founder
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
American Century Companies, Inc.
 


Virginia G. Stowers
Co-Founder
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
 


Richard W. Brown (Chairman)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Stowers Resource Management
American Century Companies, Inc.
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
 


David M. Chao, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer    
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors  
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
 


William B. Neaves, Ph.D.
President Emeritus    
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Professor of Medical Science
The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine
 


Roderick L. Sturgeon
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    
Stowers Resource Management
 


David A. Welte
Executive Vice President and General Counsel    
Stowers Resource Management

 Stowers Resource Management


James E. Stowers Jr.
Co-Founder
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors  
American Century Companies, Inc.
 


Virginia G. Stowers
Co-Founder   
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
 


James E. Stowers III
Owner   
Oxford Companies
 


Richard Brown (Chairman)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Stowers Institute for Medical Research and
Stowers Resource Management
American Century Companies, Inc.
Co-Chairman
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
 


David M. Chao, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer    
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors     
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
 


Allan J. Huber
Former Executive
3M Company
 


Clifford W. Illig
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors    
Cerner Corporation
 


Gina Kaiser
Chair of the Board of Directors
Menorah Legacy Foundation
Former General Counsel
Health Midwest
 


Robert E. Krumlauf, Ph.D.
Scientific Director
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Investigator
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Professor
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
The University of Kansas School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Oral Biology
University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry
 


Lowell C. Kruse
Senior Fellow    
Heartland Foundation
Chair of the Board of Directors
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education
Former president and Chief Executive Officer
Heartland Health
 


William B. Neaves, Ph.D.
President Emeritus    
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Professor of Medical Science
The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine
 


Robert E. Peterson, D.D.S.
Retired Dentist
Retired Clinical Associate Professor
The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry
 


Roderick L. Sturgeon
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    
Stowers Resource Management
 


David A. Welte
Executive Vice President and General Counsel    
Stowers Resource Management
 

Stowers Resource Management Inc.
Stowers Resource Management (SRM) is a Supporting Organization as that term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code. As such, it is a public charity.  Its primary function as a legal entity is to support the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

To satisfy its responsibilities, SRM manages the endowment, and provides comprehensive corporate governance and essential corporate functions, including research support, financial services, accounting, grants administration, legal, human resources, information technology, and procurement.