Barbara Ruskin

Barbara A. Ruskin is currently Director at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. since 2007 and President of BA Ruskin Law, LLC since 2012.
Former positions include Director at Burke Neurological Institute from 2016 to 2020, Director at Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2023 to 2024, Associate at Fish & Neave LLP from 1993 to 2004, Chief Patent Officer, Senior VP & General Counsel at Bionor Pharma ASA from 2015 to 2016, Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP from 2005 to 2012, Chief Patent Officer, Senior VP & General Counsel at Molecular Templates, Inc. from 2017 to 2019, and Chief Intellectual Property & Innovation Officer at Silence Therapeutics Plc from 2010 to 2020.
Education includes a doctorate from Harvard University, an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a graduate degree from Fordham University School of Law.