William Brody, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Brody holds the Irwin Jacobs Presidential Chair at the Salk Institute. Prior to joining the Salk Institute, Dr. Brody served as president of The Johns Hopkins University. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine, and is renowned for his academic achievements and his contributions to the field of biomedical engineering. Dr. Brody has co-founded three medical device companies and holds two U.S. patents in the field of medical imaging.
Dr. Brody received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. (also in electrical engineering) and his M.D. degrees from Stanford University. Dr. Brody currently serves on a number of national boards, including IBM, Stanford University, and Novartis. He is a member of the Scientific Management Review Board of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Brody has also been a national figure in efforts to encourage innovation and strengthen the U.S. economy through investments in research and education.