DARIO ALTIERI was named CEO of The Wistar Institute, following the announced retirement of President and CEO Russel Kaufman, effective March 2. Altieri will continue to serve as director of the Wistar Cancer Center, and Kaufman will become president emeritus.
Altieri also serves as Wistar’s executive vice president, chief scientific officer and the Robert and Penny Fox Distinguished Professor. He joined Wistar in 2010.
Kaufman joined Wistar in 2002 from Duke University School of Medicine where he was vice dean for Education and Academic Affairs as well as chancellor for Academic Affairs for the Duke University Health System.
Kaufman led the institute during its ongoing $35 million capital campaign, which began in 2010. The campaign supported Wistar’s first major building project since 1976, the Robert and Penny Fox Tower. According to the institute, Wistar has raised close to $80 million during Kaufman’s nearly 13 years.
