James D. Marks, MD, PhD

Board of Directors

James D. Marks, MD, PhD

Chief of Performance Excellence, Zuckerberg San Francisco General

Dr. Marks received his medical degree from UCSF, where he also completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Anesthesia and a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in molecular biology from the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England.

As Chief of the Medical Staff and Chief of Performance Excellence at ZSFG, Dr. Marks is an integral part of the Executive hospital leadership team using Lean Management to transform health care delivery at ZSFG.

As a physician-scientist, Dr. Marks is an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of antibody engineering, has had constant federal funding for 23 years, and has authored more than 200 publications and 100 patents. In recognition of these scholarly achievements, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

As an entrepreneur, he has co-founded four biotechnology companies and currently serves on four biotechnology corporate boards.

Our Team

Board of Directors

Janis MacKenzie

Board Chair

Founder & President, MacKenzie Communications For more than 30 years, Janis has led a successful marketing and communications agency that helps organizations and individuals communicate...

Melissa Chadwick-Dunn

Board Treasurer

Portfolio Manager, RS Investments Melissa is a Portfolio Manager at RS Investments, an Affiliate of Victory Capital, and manages $15 billion of growth equity assets....

Robert Turley

Board Secretary

Asset Allocation and Portfolio Strategy, Dodge & Cox Robert Turley is an Investment Committee Member and Portfolio Strategy Analyst at investment management services firm Dodge...

Pamela Baer

Lifetime Director

Pam Baer is a native Texan who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a marketing/finance degree. Pam started her career in New...

George H. Clyde

Lifetime Director

Community Leader George led the effort to create the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation in 1993 and chaired the Foundation’s Board in its formative years....

Judy Guggenhime

Lifetime Director

Community Leader Judy previously worked for Election Central, an independent nonprofit organization providing results to the news media in Houston. Moving to San Francisco, she...

Simone Balch

Simone Balch is Sonen Capital’s Chief Growth Officer and is responsible for developing and driving the firm’s growth strategies. In addition to overseeing the sales...

Andrew Clark

President, Strategic Aid Partnerships Andrew graduated from Saint Mary’s College and the University of San Francisco School of Law. He is the President of Strategic...

Susan P. Ehrlich, MD, MPP

Chief Executive Officer, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Dr. Ehrlich is the Chief Executive Officer of the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital...

Alfonso Felder

Executive VP, Administration at San Francisco Giants Alfonso Felder is the Chief Operations & Experience Officer with the San Francisco Giants. He has spent nearly...

John Fisher

Co-Founder of Sky Oaks Partners John Fisher is a sixth-generation San Franciscan who lives just blocks from ZSFG with his young family. He is the...

Rodney A. Fong

President & CEO, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Rodney A. Fong is a native San Franciscan and a third-generation owner of the world-famous Wax Museum...

Suzanne Giraudo, PhD

Health Commissioner, San Francisco Health Commission Dr. Giraudo is a psychologist and is the Clinical Director of the California Pacific Medical Center Department of Pediatrics...

Cristina Huezo

Vice President, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Cristina is Vice President at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the philanthropic organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla...

Hemal Kanzaria, MD MSc

Professor, UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine; Chief of Performance Excellence, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Dr. Hemal Kanzaria, MD, MSc, is a...

Monica Kendrick, MD, FACOG

Physician in Chief and Chief of Staff, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center Monica Kendrick, MD, is a practicing OBGYN and physician executive with extensive...

Lucy Kornblith MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, M.D., F.A.C.S. received...

Jenna Lim

Jenna is the founder and CEO of TRIVAD, Inc., a global company and recipient of many awards, specializing in architecting and designing IT and Cybersecurity...

Allan E. Low

Real Estate Attorney, Perkins Coie Allan Low serves as a Partner at Perkins Coie, a leading international law firm known for providing high-value, strategic solutions...

James D. Marks, MD, PhD

Chief of Performance Excellence, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Dr. Marks received his medical degree from UCSF, where he also completed residencies in Internal Medicine and...

Christopher Marlowe

Vice Chair at BMO Capital Markets Christopher Marlowe serves as Vice Chair for BMO Capital Markets based in San Francisco. He has more than 25...

Andrew McCollum

CEO, Philo Andrew attended Harvard College, taking time off as part of the founding team of Facebook, and graduating with an AB in Computer Science...

Elizabeth Minick

Managing Director, San Francisco-East Bay Market Executive at Bank of America Liz Minick is the San Francisco-East Bay Market executive at Bank of America leading...

Candace Sue

Founder, 48 Hills Advisors Candace Sue is a distinguished strategic communications leader and executive coach with extensive experience driving institutional transformation and fostering innovation in...

Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH

Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics, UCSF Dr. Wojcicki is an anthropologist and epidemiologist with an expertise in early life risk factors for the development of obesity and associated...

Foundation Staff

Kim Meredith

Chief Executive Officer

Kim Meredith serves as Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. She is chief strategist, fundraiser, grant maker, and advocate for one...

Gerry Chow

Chief Financial Officer

Gerry Chow joined the Foundation in 2015. Previously, he served as Vice President of Finance and Risk Management for Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, and...

Paul Rose

Chief External Relations and Communications Officer

Prior to joining the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Paul was a partner at Lighthouse Public Affairs, where he worked with clients on communications and...