The CROI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional education organization that operates exclusively for the charitable and educational purpose of organizing, promoting, and presenting the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). The organization is incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia

CROI Foundation Board Members

CROI Conference - Headshot - Constance A. Benson, MD
President
University of California San Diego
San Diego, California, USA
CROI Conference - Headshot - John M. Coffin, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
Tufts University
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
CROI Conference - Headshot - Elaine J. Abrams, MD
 
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University Medical Center
ICAP at Columbia University
New York, New York, USA
Université de Montréal–CHUM Research Center
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CROI Conference - Headshot - Judith S. Currier, MD
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, USA
Columbia University
New York, New York, USA
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, USA
CROI Conference - Headshot - Sharon L. Hillier, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Vaccine Research Center within NIAID
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
CROI Conference - Headshot - Robert T. Schooley, MD
University of California San Diego
San Diego, California, USA

CROI Foundation

Duties of the Board of Directors
  • Oversee the long-term financial and administrative integrity of CROI
  • Work closely with the CROI Scientific Program Committee (PC) and the Conference Manager (IAS-USA) to accomplish the mission of CROI
  • Approve nominations and rotations for members of the CROI PC, the CROI PC Chair and Vice Chairs, and the Community Liaison Subcommittee (CLS)
  • Ensure that the CROI PC is responsible for the scientific program content of CROI
  • Enter and oversee the partnership agreement with the CROI Conference Manager (IAS-USA)
  • Have the sole and absolute discretion to implement or veto any policies, procedures, or actions taken or proposed to be taken by the CROI PC, CLS, or the CROI Conference Manager that would pose a substantial risk of preventing the Corporation at any time from qualifying or continuing to qualify as a 501(c)(3) organization or that might cause the loss of such qualifications

Composition of the CROI Foundation BOD

The Board of Directors comprises 2 Permanent Directors (cofounders of CROI), 3 Standing Directors (current CROI Chair and 2 Vice Chairs), at least 1 but no more than 4 Chair Directors (past CROI Chairs), and at least 1 but no more than 3 PC Representative Directors (nominated by the CROI PC).

The CROI Foundation Board and Program Committee serve in a volunteer capacity and are not compensated for their roles in oversight and governance of the organization.