Genius Gala

On May 2, 2022, Liberty Science Center invites you to Genius Gala 10, a milestone year for the annual Genius Awards celebration.

So far, our Genius Galas have raised nearly $19 million in support of LSC's mission. The proceeds make world-class science learning accessible to students, teachers, and families, including those in high-needs communities.

You can also click here to download the Genius Gala 10 RSVP card.

LSC has been safely and successfully receiving guests since September of 2020 by maintaining appropriate COVID-19 safety protocols. For the 10th anniversary of our Genius Gala we are requiring that all guests attending the Gala be fully vaccinated.

President and CEO
Paul Hoffman, Liberty Science Center

Corporate Chair
Gary D. St. Hilaire, President and CEO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Innovation Chairs
Jennifer A. Chalsty, Director, Advisory Council, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, John Hopkins University
Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO, PSEG
Josh S. Weston, Honorary Chairman, ADP

Co-Chairs
David Barry, President and CEO, Urby
Sheri B. Bronstein, Chief Human Resources Officer, Bank of America
The Cove JC
Alma DeMetropolis, Managing Director; Market Manager—New Jersey, J.P. Morgan Private Bank; President, New Jersey Market Leadership Team
Matthew D. Ellis, EVP and CFO, Verizon Communications
EY
Richard Hodosh, MD, Former Medical Director, Atlantic Brain and Spine Institute
Kate and Steve Howe, Retired Chairman, EY
Bruce L. Levy, President and CEO, BMR Energy
Jeffrey M. Mandler, Co-Founder and Past CEO, CarePoint Health
Laura Bilodeau Overdeck, Founder and President, Bedtime Math
John Overdeck, Co-Chairman and Co-Founder, Two Sigma
Chirag Patel, Co-CEO and President, Amneal Pharmaceutical
Carlos Rodriguez, CEO, ADP
Gregory Tusar, Head of Institutional Product, Coinbase
Susan Keating and Norman Worthington, CEO and Executive Chairman, The Star2Star Communications and Blueface Companies

Committee formation as of March 2022.

Managing Trustees
Susan Mustokoff Akselrad, JD, Former Chief Employment Counsel for Solvay S.A.’s North American Companies
David Barry, CO-CHAIR, President and CEO, Ironstate Development Company; President and CEO, Urby
Christopher S. Boerner, PhD, EVP and Chief Commercialization Officer, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sheri B. Bronstein, VICE CHAIR, Chief Human Resources Officer, Bank of America
Jennifer A. Chalsty, Director, Advisory Council, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Michael DeMarco
Alma DeMetropolis, VICE CHAIR, Managing Director; Market Manager—New Jersey, J.P. Morgan Private Bank; President, New Jersey Market Leadership Team
Robert J. Hariri, MD, PhD, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Human Longevity, Inc.; Chairman, Founder, and CEO, Celularity, Inc.
Richard M. Hodosh, MD, Former Medical Director, Atlantic Brain and Spine Institute
Stephen R. Howe, Jr. CO-CHAIR, Chairman Emeritus, Ernst & Young LLP
Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO, PSEG
Sam Khichi, EVP, General Counsel, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Becton Dickinson & Company
Bruce L. Levy, TREASURER, President and CEO, BMR Energy
Bob Lockett, Chief Diversity and Talent Officer, ADP
Jeffrey M. Mandler, Co-Founder and Past CEO, CarePoint Health
W. Nevins McCann, JD, Partner, Connell Foley
Laura Bilodeau Overdeck, VICE CHAIR, Founder and President, Bedtime Math
Chirag Patel, Co-CEO and President, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Marc Pavese, Partner and Director of Quantitative Research, Lord Abbett
Anthony T. Skiadas, CPA, SVP and Controller, Verizon Communications
Vijay Swarup, PhD, VP of R&D, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Janet Truncale, Vice Chair and Regional Managing Partner, Americas Financial Services Organization, EY
Gregory Tusar, Head of Institutional Product, Coinbase
Josh S. Weston, Chairman Emeritus; Honorary Chairman, ADP

Advisory Trustees
Brian Carlin, CEO, Wealth Management Solutions, JPMorgan Chase & Company
Michael Graham, COO, Fairview Insurance Agency Association
Michele Holcomb, PhD, EVP, Strategy and Corporate Development, Cardinal Health
Ganga Kannan, Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
Margaret Lanning, EVP and Chief Credit Officer, Investors Bank
Minalkumar (Minal) Patel, MD, Founder and CEO, Abacus Insights, Inc.
Amit Rakhit, MD, CEO, Sporos Bioventures
David Rosenberg, CEO and Co-Founder, AeroFarms
Carolyn J. Slaski, CPA, Americas Vice Chair—Talent, EY
Thomas J. Stanton, III, Managing Director, Licensed Broker, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas
Mary Alice Williams, Broadcast Journalist and Author
John Willian, Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Jerome B. Zeldis, MD, PhD, Executive Chairman, ViralClear

Honorary Chair Emeritus
William A. Tansey, III, MD, FACC, Cardiologist

Honorary Trustees
Susan A. Cole, PhD, Former President, Montclair State University
Hon. Steven Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City
Hon. Thomas H. Kean, Founding Governor
Ralph LaRossa, COO, PSEG; President and COO, PSEG Power LLC

Executive Staff
Christine Arnold-Schroeder, VP, External Affairs
Iowaka Barber, Chief People Officer
Tamour Kousha, EVP and CFO
Paul Marsh, VP, Marketing and Communications
Liza Reich Rawson, Head of Exhibition Development and Design
Ivory Williams, VP, STEM Education