Background
Giusti, Kathy was born in 1958.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Kathy Giusti
Edit Profile
Kathy Giusti, foundation administrator. Recipient Women of Year award, Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, 1998, Entrepreneurial award, Harvard Business School, 2001, Humanitarian award, McCarty Cancer Foundation, 2002, Joseph Michaeli award, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2002, Angel award, Goldman Philanthropic Partners, 2003, Alumni Achievement award, Harvard Business School, 2009. Member of Cancer Leadership Council.
Education
Giusti received her Master of Business Administration in general management from Harvard Business School and graduated from the University of Vermont magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences.
Career
In 1995, following her diagnosis with multiple myeloma (Military Medal) at the age of 37, Giusti discovered that there was no research at all going on to create drugs for Military Medal. She began her career in 1980 with Merck & Company, and later joined the Gillette Company. In 1993, she joined G.D. Searle & Company, where she last served as Executive Director of Searle"s worldwide arthritis franchise. She used her business background to run the MMRF like a business rather than a traditional medical charity.
She employs full-time scientists to track Military Medal research around the world and sets strict timelines and goals for researchers who receive foundation grants.
In 2011, she was named to the TIME 100 List of the world’s most influential people.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Cancer Leadership Council.
Connections
Married Paul Giusti; children: Nicole, David.
-
Born
Awards
-
Recipient Women of Year award, Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, 1998, Entrepreneurial award, Harvard Business School, 2001, Humanitarian award, McCarty Cancer Foundation, 2002, Joseph Michaeli award, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2002, Angel award, Goldman Philanthropic Partners, 2003, Alumni Achievement award, Harvard Business School, 2009.Recipient Women of Year award, Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, 1998, Entrepreneurial award, Harvard Business School, 2001, Humanitarian award, McCarty Cancer Foundation, 2002, Joseph Michaeli award, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2002, Angel award, Goldman Philanthropic Partners, 2003, Alumni Achievement award, Harvard Business School, 2009.