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External Advisory Council
![Neelum Aggarwal](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/neelum-aggarwal.png)
Neelum Aggarwal, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences Rush University Medical Center, Director of Research, Rush Heart Center for Women
![Kevin Byrne](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/kevin-byrne.png)
Kevin Byrne
Observer, President & Chief Executive Officer, The University Financing Foundation
![Kevin Considine](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/kevin-considine.png)
Kevin Considine
President & CEO, Lake County Partners
![Lisa Dziekan](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/lisa-dziekan.png)
Lisa Dziekan, MA
VP Business Development, World Business Chicago
![Henry O. Gosebruch](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/henry-gosebruch.png)
Henry O. Gosebruch
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, AbbVie
![Karen Heidelberger](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/karen-heidelberger.jpg)
Karen Heidelberger, MS, MBA
Partner, Chief Partnership and Communications Officer, Deerfield Management
![Michelle Hoffmann](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/michelle-hoffmann.png)
Michelle Hoffmann, PhD
Executive Director, Chicago Biomedical Consortium
![Sean Kendall](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/sean-kendall.png)
Sean Kendall, PhD
Managing Partner, Arch Venture Partners
![Sandra Laney](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/sandra-laney.png)
Sandra Laney, PhD
Senior Program Director, Science Innovation, Walder Foundation
![Shobha Parthasarathi](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/shobha-parthasarathi.png)
Shobha Parthasarathi, PhD
VP, External Innovation & New Ventures, Xontogeny
![Norbert G. Riedel](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/riedel-norbert-2.png)
Norbert G. Riedel, PhD
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Aptinyx
![Nicole J. Walker](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/nicole-walker.png)
Nicole J. Walker
Managing Partner, Arboretum Ventures
![Heather Walsh](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/heather-walsh.png)
Heather Walsh
Executive Director, Head of New Business Opportunities, Rx+ Business Accelerator at Astellas Pharmaceuticals
![Joe Whalen](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/joe-whalen.png)
Joe Whalen
Senior Vice President, Alliance and International Business Development, Horizon Therapeutics
![Alan Weinstein](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/alan-weinstein.jpg)
Alan Weinstein, MBA
Board of Trustees of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
![Paul Weiss](https://rfums-bigtree.s3.amazonaws.com/files/callouts/paul-weiss.png)
Paul Weiss
Managing Director, Venture Investors