La Jolla CA— The Salk Institute Board of Trustees welcomes its newest members, Larry E. Jennings, Jr,. and Timothy M. Schoen. Chaired by Daniel C. Lewis, the Salk Board helps drive the direction of the world-renowned biological research facility founded by polio vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk in 1960.
Jennings brings his wealth of experience in the private equity industry to Salk’s board. For the last 20 years, he has co-led Valstone Partners’ strategic direction, investment decisions and investor relations as co-founder and senior managing director.
Prior to founding ValStone, Jennings was co-head of the Legg Mason public finance investment banking department from 1987 to 1994 and founded and served as CEO of Carnegie Morgan Partners from 1995 to 2001. As a municipal finance expert, he executed and advised on over $10B in municipal transactions for some of the largest governments and their agencies in the United States with a focus on distressed situations.
Jennings is a member of the board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University; chairman of the Morgan State University Foundation Investment Committee; and board chair of the Baltimore Municipal Golf Corporation. The bulk of his philanthropy has been focused on boosting under-represented minorities and first-generation undergraduate students’ exposure to research.
Jennings earned a BS in mathematics and economics and an MS in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Schoen joins Salk’s board with significant experience in commercial real estate and corporate finance. Since 2016, he has served as president and CEO of BioMed Realty, a Blackstone company and leading provider of real estate solutions to the life science and technology industries.
Prior to joining BioMed Realty, Schoen held various executive management positions at Healthpeak from 2006 to 2011 and was executive vice president and CFO from 2011 to 2016. Schoen served as vice president of corporate finance at Kilroy Realty Corporation for nine years prior to his time at Healthpeak.
He is also the chair of Salk’s Conquering Cancer Advisory Committee.
Schoen received a BS in finance and international business from Minnesota State University and earned his MBA from the University of California Irvine Graduate School of Management, where he was a Dean’s Scholar.
About the Salk Institute for Biological Studies:
Every cure has a starting point. The Salk Institute embodies Jonas Salk’s mission to dare to make dreams into reality. Its internationally renowned and award-winning scientists explore the very foundations of life, seeking new understandings in neuroscience, genetics, immunology, plant biology and more. The Institute is an independent nonprofit organization and architectural landmark: small by choice, intimate by nature and fearless in the face of any challenge. Be it cancer or Alzheimer’s, aging or diabetes, Salk is where cures begin. Learn more at: salk.edu