Kenneth Rainin was an unstoppable entrepreneur who built his fortune founding scientific and medical products companies. He later parlayed his wealth and management expertise into many charitable causes.

Board of Directors

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation is directed by President Jennifer Rainin, daughter of the founder. Other board members include Eric Rodenbeck of Stamen Design and filmmaker Rivkah Beth Medow.

Program Officers

Kenneth Rainin Foundation Program Officers include Pat Curcio, Health, and Shelley Trott, Arts.

Scientific Advisory Board

The Scientific Advisory Board members are Dr. Averil Ma, Rainin Distinguished Professor of Medicine, PIBS, Director, Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Center, UCSF; Dr. Ruslan Medzhitov, David W. Wallace Professor of Immunobiology, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine; Dr. Dan Littman, Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Professor of Molecular Immunology and Professor of Pathology and Microbiology, Skirball Institute Program of Molecular Pathogenesis, NYU Langone Medical Center; and Dr. Claudio Fiocchi, The Clifford and Jane Anthony Chair for Digestive Disease Research and Education, Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute at Cleveland Clinic.

State of the Foundation

A letter from Foundation President Jennifer Rainin on the state of the Foundation.