James A. Levine, MD, PhD, MBA
President, Fondation Ipsen
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
James A. Levine, MD, PhD, MBA, is President of Fondation Ipsen and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. He is also Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. A physician-scientist, academic leader, author and entrepreneur, he has more than three decades of experience spanning medicine, metabolism, nutrition, public health, education, innovation and rare disease.
Dr Levine has held senior leadership roles in clinical research, faculty development, endocrinology, translational science and health innovation at Mayo Clinic. His current work, as President of Fondation Ipsen, focuses on rare diseases, health equity, patient advocacy, disability inclusion and public understanding of science. He has developed international educational programmes with institutions including Institut Pasteur, Sciences Po, Mayo Clinic, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Science.
He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including works in Science, Nature, The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JCI and JAMA. He is an inventor or contributor on more than 100 patents and has founded or advised several health and technology ventures. He has published nine books including four business books focused on innovation and finance and three novels.
His honors include the Mayo Clinic Faculty of the Year Award, the State of Minnesota Award for Innovation in Medicine, the Lancet Wakley Prize, election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and NASA Innovator of the Year Award. He was awarded National Book Awards in France, South Korea and the United States. He served on the Presidents Panel for Cancer Prevention in the United States and received the President’s Medal for societal embeddedness of science.