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.

The Board

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

The 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.