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I have almost 35 years of corporate experience including McKinsey & Company, GE, PepsiCo, Dean Foods, and S&P Global. I joined Yale in 2016 as the inaugural Senior Vice President for Operations. My wife April and I split time between our home in New Canaan and our apartment in New Haven. We have three children: Ryan is a veterinarian practicing in Norwalk, Kate is a third year at the Yale Medical School, and Carey is a social worker in Boston. I grew up in Morris Cove neighborhood of New Haven and attended Notre Dame High School in West Haven.

My laboratory and I study the cell biology and physiology of epithelial cells. We focus on the cells of the kidney, which have a number of fascinating structural and functional properties. A large part of our effort is devoted to investigating a common genetic condition called Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease in order to understand the underlying mechanisms and to identify new targets for therapy. I married my college sweetheart and we have two children and one grandchild. We love to hike and to travel. Nine years ago we got chickens, in an overly literal response to the empty nest that may not have been carefully thought through.

Prof. Kang-i Sun Chang is recognized as a scholar of classical Chinese literature with a focus on comparative studies of poetry, literary criticism, gender studies, and cultural theory/aesthetics. She has published nine books in English and over thirty books in Chinese. In February 2012, she received the DeVane Medal for excellence in undergraduate teaching and scholarship. (Awarded by the Yale Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa). In April 2015, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts of Sciences. In June 2021 she retired from 39 years of teaching and has since actively involved in the activities at Yale's Henry Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty. Born in Peking (today's Beijing) in 1944 but grew up in Taiwan in the 1950s as the daughter of a political prisoner during the White Terror, Chang came to the U.S. in 1968 and later found in America a place that her heart could call home. Chang is currently trying to finish a memoir, tentatively titled "Saved by America: A Memoir of the Daughter of a Political Prisoner," reminiscing her life in the U.S. for more than half a century. Throughout the whole book, Chang takes a unique multifaceted approach, combining personal and intellectual trajectories with historical, political, and cultural studies.

I've recently transitioned to an Adjunct Faculty role as I've taken on a role with Foresite Capital Management, a healthcare investment firm with ~$3.5B under management. I continue to take care of cardiology patients at the West Haven VA Campus. I reside in New Haven with my wife, 2 daughters, and 2 dogs. You can see me running along Whitney Ave, mountain biking on East Rock, walking the dogs.