A Life Free From Digestive Disease
Seventy million Americans live with a digestive disease. The GI Research Foundation is at the forefront of science and discovery, partnering with the nationally-ranked University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center to transform their lives.
Board of Directors
A group of passionate individuals, committed to providing relief and hope for digestive diseases patients and their families.
Kathryn Karmin Shafer
President
Principal, Shafer Crowe Kueck Architecture + Design
Yekaterina Chudnovsky*
Chairperson
Attorney, Executive
Howard A. Grill*
Vice President of Finance/Treasurer
CFO, The Alter Group
Brad Peterson
Secretary
Executive Vice President, Guaranteed Rate
Mark A. Waldeck
Vice President of Development
Office President, CRC Group – Chicago
Biana Lanson, MD
Vice President of Research Grantmaking
Partner, Ear, Nose & Throat Center, LLC
Scott Attar
AMP Outdoor Billboard Advertising
Eric Berlin*
Partner, Dentons US LLP
Russell D. Cohen, MD
University of Chicago Medicine
Steven R. Davidson*
Partner, Denton’s
Jeffrey A. Fine
Of Counsel, Kirkland and Ellis, LLP
Danny Goldberg
Associates Board President
Cook County States Attorney
Kelly Goldberg
Adjunct Faculty, DePaul University and City Colleges
Peter D. Goldman
President, Reed-Union Corporation
Heidi Henderson
Client Associate, JP Morgan
Karyn Hurwich
Real Estate Professional
Shelby Katz
Patient and Communications Professional
Matthew Lebenson
Finance Director, Live Chat, Inc.
Partner, Lodge Financial
Jeffrey Nathanson, MD
Gastroenterologist, Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health
Benjamin S. Riback
Managing Director, William Blair
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