##  [Board of Trustees](/about-us/board-trustees "Board of Trustees") 

 The Novartis Foundation is part of the broader Novartis social impact ecosystem. While independently governed, we contribute to this collective mission to improve population health and narrow health inequities worldwide.

 

 ![Giovanni Caforio, M.D.](/sites/novartisfoundation_org/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/giovanni-caforio-big.jpg?h=1e66e246&itok=QvK027Oe "Giovanni Caforio, M.D.") 

 Giovanni Caforio, M.D. 

 Chairman of the Board 

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 ![Ann Aerts, M.D.](/sites/novartisfoundation_org/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2023-09/ann-aerts.jpg?h=1e66e246&itok=XYj6Qsj3 "Ann Aerts, M.D.") 

 Ann Aerts, M.D. 

 Head of the Novartis Foundation 

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 ![Prof. Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford](/sites/novartisfoundation_org/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2023-09/jo-ivey-boufford.jpg?h=1e66e246&itok=6TXOSL-7 "Prof. Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford") 

 Prof. Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford 

 Board member 

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 ![john-damonti](/sites/novartisfoundation_org/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/john-damonti.jpg?h=1e66e246&itok=0zybOAdV "john-damonti") 

 John Damonti 

 Board member 

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 ![John Kahan](/sites/novartisfoundation_org/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2023-09/john-kahan.jpg?h=1e66e246&itok=58GspB6d "John Kahan") 

 John Kahan 

 Board member 

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 ![Prof. Peter Piot, M.D.](/sites/novartisfoundation_org/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2023-09/peter-piot.jpg?h=1e66e246&itok=SHZh02eL "Prof. Peter Piot, M.D.") 

 Prof. Peter Piot, M.D. 

 Board member 

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 ![Andreas von Planta, Ph.D.](/sites/novartisfoundation_org/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2023-09/andreas-von-planta.jpg?h=1e66e246&itok=3Suihr82 "Andreas von Planta, Ph.D.") 

 Andreas von Planta, Ph.D. 

 Board member 

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