Craig Thompson, MD, 2010-2022
A board-certified internist and medical oncologist with extensive research experience in cancer, immunology, and translational medicine, Craig B. Thompson led Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center through an unprecedented period of transformation and growth from 2010 to 2022. He remains at MSK as the head of his laboratory, focusing on research defining the molecular signaling pathways that regulate cell nutrient uptake. Read more about Craig Thompson »
Harold Varmus, MD, 2000–2010
Internationally recognized for his research on retroviruses and the genetic basis of cancer, Harold Varmus served as President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 2000 to 2010. He is now Director of the National Cancer Institute. Previously, Dr. Varmus was Director of the National Institutes of Health from 1993 to 1999. Read more about Harold Varmus »
Paul A. Marks, MD, 1980–1999
As President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Marks led Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for 19 years, beginning in 1980. He remains a vital part of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as President Emeritus and Member of the Sloan Kettering Institute. Read more about Paul Marks »
Before 1980:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lewis Thomas, MD: President and CEO, 1973–1980
David Walsh: Acting President, 1971–1973
Richard D. Vanderwarker: President and CEO, 1964–1971
Richard D. Vanderwarker: Acting President and CEO, 1962–1964
John R. Heller, MD: President and CEO, 1960–1961
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
James D. Robinson, III: President, 1974–1980
John M. Walker, MD: President, 1965–1973
Ogden White: President, 1962–1964
B. Brewster Jennings: President, 1958–1961
Laurance S. Rockefeller: President, 1950–1958
Reginald G. Coombe: President, 1945–1950
Harry P. Robbins: President, 1933–1944
Walter Douglas: President, 1924–1932
Herbert Parsons: President, 1919–1923
George C. Clark: President, 1917–1919
Herbert Parsons: President, 1915–1917
John E. Parsons: President, 1884–1915
Sloan Kettering Institute
Robert A. Good, MD, PhD: President, 1973–1980
Leo Wade, MD: Vice President and Deputy Director, 1971–1972
Frank L. Horsfall, Jr. MD: President and Director, 1960–1971
Frank A. Howard: President, 1945–1959