Ms. Powers is particularly well known for her international experience in building biotech companies that are developing cell therapies, including immune-cell and stem-cell therapies, from across the US, Europe, India, Asia and Israel. Among her many other leadership positions & accolades, Ms. Powers serves as Managing Director & Cofounder of Toucan Capital; she has been Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce; she served as the co-lead negotiator for the United States in the development of NAFTA; was responsible for drafting the initial IP rules for the European Union out of Brussels; she’s taught courses at the National Institute of Health as well as Georgetown Law, and she has too many more to list. She received her law degree from Harvard, magna cum laude, and her bachelors from Princeton, magna cum laude & Phi Beta Kappa.
And above all, Ms. Powers is a proven warrior in the fight against cancer, on the side of patients across the world, which as an organization we have experienced firsthand. We are humbled as we are energized, to have her powerful expertise on our Board as we scale TTF across the nation, helping tens of thousands of patients & families in the years to come.