The Franklin Institute maintains its international standing and strives for greater achievement through the dedicated annual service of our Board of Trustees.
Thomas J. Lynch
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Hallee Adelman
Vince Amatulli
Suchit Bachalli
Sandra K. Baldino
Suzanne Boda
Renee B. Booth, PhD
Lynn Breen
Maureen Brennan‐Miller
Anthony Bucci
Tom Caramanico
Peter K. Classen
Geoff Cook
Michael Corrigan
Mark Dichter
Julia Dranoff
Karen A. Flynn
Chris Fralic
Christopher Franklin
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Joshua S. Gross
Sam M.V. Hamilton, III
Alexandra Kim Hay
Richard Henriques
William R. Hite, Jr., EdD
Mike Innocenzo
Frances E. Jensen, MD, FACP
Stephen E. Kelly
Obra Kernodle IV
Barbara A. Klock, MD
Nyla Koncurat
Charisse R. Lillie, Esq.
Miriam G. Mandell
Sandra G. Marshall
Chris McIsaac
Robert S. McMenamin
Mike Middleman
Robert J. Moore
Donald E. Morel, Jr., PhD - Chair Emeritus
Michael J. Nemeroff
Paul Offit, MD
F. Douglas Raymond
Joan N. Stern, Esq.
Andrea Stewart
Harold L. Yoh III
Matt Zelesko
Karen Paul Zimmer, MD, MPH
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
The Honorable Josh Shapiro
Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Honorable Cherelle L. Parker
Mayor, City of Philadelphia
Representative: Debora Carrera Ed.D.
Chief Education Officer
The Honorable Kenyatta Johnson
President, Philadelphia City Council
The Honorable Nina Ahmad, Ph.D.
Councilmember-At-Large, Philadelphia City Council
Larry Dubinski
President and CEO, The Franklin Institute
Maria Iavarone, Ph.D.
Chair, Committee on Science and the Arts
Tony B. Watlington Sr., Ed.D.
Superintendent, The School District of Philadelphia
Ian Wright
Chair, Executive Corporate Board
CHAIR EMERITI
Donald E. Morel, Jr., PhD
Marsha R. Perelman
James A. Unruh
As the most visited museum in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a top-five tourist destination in the City of Philadelphia, The Franklin Institute is one of the leading science centers in the country and serves as both a prominent educational and cultural resource, and as an anchor of the local economy.