The New York Academy of Sciences is a membership organization with over 24,000 members in 140 countries. They include research scientists at universities and industry, as well as representatives of business, government, and policy organizations. Our Board of Governors and President’s Council include 26 Nobel laureates and other prominent leaders of academia and industry, based in New York and around the world.

Contact information for senior staff is below. See our mailing address and directions.

Ellis Rubinstein President 212.298.8686  |  erubinstein@nyas.org

Richard Baum Chief Operating Officer 212.298.8695  |  rbaum@nyas.org

René Bastón Chief Business Officer 212.298.8674  |  rbaston@nyas.org

Stacie Grossman Bloom, PhD Vice President and Scientific Director 212.298.8610  |  sbloom@nyas.org

Karin Ezbiansky Pavese, PhD Vice President, Innovation and Sustainability 212.298.8613  |  kpavese@nyas.org

Wendy Caruso Schneider Vice President, Administration and Human Resources 212.298.8680  |  wschneider@nyas.org

Douglas Braaten, PhD Director and Executive Editor, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 212.298.8634  |  dbraaten@nyas.org

Kiryn Haslinger Hoffman Director, Development 212.298.8673  |  khoffman@nyas.org

Gabrielle E. Rieckhof, PhD Director, Life Sciences 212.298.8608  |  grieckhof@nyas.org

David Smith Director, Membership and Marketing 212.298.8644  |  dsmith@nyas.org