2026 WhaleTank Judges & Review Committee

  • Peter Schaeffer

    Digital and Process Optimization, GSK

  • Sean Lynch

    Clinical Innovation Head, Novartis

  • Sarah Tremethick

    Global Program Lead, Roche

  • Bryan Hansen

    Senior Director, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

  • Joe Dustin

    Senior Director, Sanofi

  • Ligia Cevasco Kilinski

    Head of Clinical Data Management | Revolution Medicines

  • Tony Fantana

    Global Regulatory Affairs Innovation & Technology Lead | Eli Lilly

  • Max Kanevsky

    Venture Partner, Excelerate Health Ventures

  • Philip Johnston

    Venture Partner, Excelerate Health Ventures

  • Justin Kirkpatrick

    Partner, Questa Capital Management

  • Adam Besvinick

    Founder and Managing Partner | Looking Glass Capital

  • Dan Snyder

    Founder, The Playbook // Former CEO, MolecularMD

  • Deirdre BeVard

    Life Sciences R&D // Former VP, CSL Behring

  • Ian Greenfield

    Co-Founder & CEO, Siftr // Exited founder

  • Jeff Lee

    Board of Directors, MedStar Health // Exited founder

  • Joan Severson

    CEO, HumanTrue // Exited founder

  • Chintan Desai

    Co-founder & CEO, Stryde Research | Site-perspective

  • Aneesh Vaze

    Managing Director, Clinical Research Philadelphia // Site-perspective

  • George Kramb

    Co-founder & CEO, PatientPartner, WhaleTank ING2025 winner

  • Ralph Lanza

    VP, Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships, RealTime eClinical Solutions

  • Laura Hilty

    Principal, HealthX Ventures // Chief Strategy Officer, IgniteData // Review Committee & Steering Committee

  • Bill Illis

    Executive Director, Technology & Scientific Computing, Advanced Quantitative Sciences, Novartis // Review Committee & Steering Committee

  • Rachel Ovens

    Executive Director, Global Head of Feasibility & Planning, Boehringer Ingelheim // Review Committee

  • Mindy Gruba

    Clinical Systems Lead, Astellas Pharma // Review Committee

  • Kevin Hudziak

    Senior Director, Eli Lilly and Company // Review Committee

  • James Wabby

    VP, head of regulatory strategy, Abbvie // Review Committee

Organizations Represented by Past Whale Tank Judges