Susan Lynn Solomon (August 23, 1951 – September 8, 2022) was an American executive and lawyer. She was the chief executive officer and co-founder of the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF).[1]
Solomon started her career as an attorney at
Debevoise & Plimpton,[6] and worked in the legal profession until 1981.[2] She subsequently held executive positions at
MacAndrews & Forbes and
APAX (formerly MMG Patricof and Co.). She was the founder and President of
Sony Worldwide Networks,[7] the chairman and CEO of Lancit Media Productions,[2] an Emmy award-winning television production company, and then served as the founding CEO of
Sotheby's website[8] prior to founding her own strategic management consulting firm Solomon Partners LLC in 2000.[2]
Solomon was a founding Board member of the Global Alliance for iPSC Therapies (GAiT) and New Yorkers for the Advancement of Medical Research (NYAMR). She served on the Board of the College Diabetes Network[9] and was a board member for the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine.[10] She also served on the board of directors of the
Regional Plan Association of New York,[11] where she was a member of the nominating and governance committee. She previously sat on the strategic planning committee for the Empire State Stem Cell Board.[12]
NYSCF
Solomon co-founded NYSCF in 2005. She had earlier started work as a health-care advocate in 1992, when her son was diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes.[13] As a result of her son's diagnosis and then her mother's death from cancer in 2004, she sought to find a way in which the most advanced medical research could translate more quickly into cures. In conversations with clinicians and scientists, Solomon identified stem cells as the most promising way to address unmet patient needs.[14]
At the time of her death, NYSCF was one of the biggest nonprofits dedicated to stem cell research, employing 45 scientists at their Research Institute in Manhattan and funding an additional 75 scientists around the world.[15]
Personal life
Solomon married her first husband,
Gary Hirsh, in 1968. Together, they had one son. They divorced and she later married
Paul Goldberger in 1980. They remained married until her death, and had two children.[2]
"Twenty years of the International Society for Cellular Therapies: the past, present and future of cellular therapy clinical development." Cytotherapy (April 14, 2014).[24]
"The New York Stem Cell Foundation. Interview with Susan Solomon." Regenerative Medicine (November 2012).[25]
"The New York Stem Cell Foundation: Accelerating Cures Through Stem Cell Research." Stem Cells Translational Medicine (April 2012).[26]
"The sixth annual translational stem cell research conference of the New York Stem Cell Foundation." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (May 2012).[27]
Case Comment "Monty Python and the Lanham Act: In Search of the Moral Right." Rutgers Law Review (Winter 1977) 3(2).[28]
Editorials
"Raising the Standards of Stem Cell Line Quality." Nature Cell Biology (March 31, 2016).[29]
"Banking on iPSC—Is it Doable and is it Worthwhile". Stem Cell Research and Reviews (December 17, 2014).[30]
^"Susan L. Solomon". Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine. September 28, 2013.
Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
Susan Lynn Solomon (August 23, 1951 – September 8, 2022) was an American executive and lawyer. She was the chief executive officer and co-founder of the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF).[1]
Solomon started her career as an attorney at
Debevoise & Plimpton,[6] and worked in the legal profession until 1981.[2] She subsequently held executive positions at
MacAndrews & Forbes and
APAX (formerly MMG Patricof and Co.). She was the founder and President of
Sony Worldwide Networks,[7] the chairman and CEO of Lancit Media Productions,[2] an Emmy award-winning television production company, and then served as the founding CEO of
Sotheby's website[8] prior to founding her own strategic management consulting firm Solomon Partners LLC in 2000.[2]
Solomon was a founding Board member of the Global Alliance for iPSC Therapies (GAiT) and New Yorkers for the Advancement of Medical Research (NYAMR). She served on the Board of the College Diabetes Network[9] and was a board member for the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine.[10] She also served on the board of directors of the
Regional Plan Association of New York,[11] where she was a member of the nominating and governance committee. She previously sat on the strategic planning committee for the Empire State Stem Cell Board.[12]
NYSCF
Solomon co-founded NYSCF in 2005. She had earlier started work as a health-care advocate in 1992, when her son was diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes.[13] As a result of her son's diagnosis and then her mother's death from cancer in 2004, she sought to find a way in which the most advanced medical research could translate more quickly into cures. In conversations with clinicians and scientists, Solomon identified stem cells as the most promising way to address unmet patient needs.[14]
At the time of her death, NYSCF was one of the biggest nonprofits dedicated to stem cell research, employing 45 scientists at their Research Institute in Manhattan and funding an additional 75 scientists around the world.[15]
Personal life
Solomon married her first husband,
Gary Hirsh, in 1968. Together, they had one son. They divorced and she later married
Paul Goldberger in 1980. They remained married until her death, and had two children.[2]
"Twenty years of the International Society for Cellular Therapies: the past, present and future of cellular therapy clinical development." Cytotherapy (April 14, 2014).[24]
"The New York Stem Cell Foundation. Interview with Susan Solomon." Regenerative Medicine (November 2012).[25]
"The New York Stem Cell Foundation: Accelerating Cures Through Stem Cell Research." Stem Cells Translational Medicine (April 2012).[26]
"The sixth annual translational stem cell research conference of the New York Stem Cell Foundation." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (May 2012).[27]
Case Comment "Monty Python and the Lanham Act: In Search of the Moral Right." Rutgers Law Review (Winter 1977) 3(2).[28]
Editorials
"Raising the Standards of Stem Cell Line Quality." Nature Cell Biology (March 31, 2016).[29]
"Banking on iPSC—Is it Doable and is it Worthwhile". Stem Cell Research and Reviews (December 17, 2014).[30]
^"Susan L. Solomon". Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine. September 28, 2013.
Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.