Daniel C. Lewis, the former president of the global management-consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, has been named chairman of the Salk Institute’s board of trustees.
“Dan has been a stalwart supporter of the Institute for many years and is an excellent choice to head our board of trustees,” said Salk Institute President Elizabeth Blackburn. “He has served in a number of advisory capacities at Salk and we highly value and benefit from his business expertise. ”
Lewis, whose new role was announced Monday, succeeds Ted Waitt, chairman of the Waitt Foundation and co-founder of Gateway, a pioneer in the direct marketing of personal computers.
Lewis has lent his support to Salk since 2002, initially as a member of the institute’s international council. In 2012, he and his wife, Martina, established the Daniel and Martina Lewis Chair, currently held by Geoffrey Wahl, a professor in Salk’s Gene Expression Laboratory. That same year, Lewis joined the Salk board and currently serves on the executive committee.
“It is a pleasure and an honor to be named chairman of Salk’s board of trustees,” said Lewis. “The excellence of the institute’s scientific research is unparalleled and impacts people’s lives around the world.”
Lewis retired in 2009 as president of Booz Allen, the world’s oldest management-consulting firm. The Lewises live in La Jolla.
The Salk Institute is one of the world’s preeminent basic-research institutions. Founded in 1960 by polio vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk, the institute is an independent nonprofit organization and architectural landmark.
