Food Allergy Fund Leadership Forum

November 17, 2025 | Washington, D.C.

The Food Allergy Fund is hosting an exclusive, high-level convening in Washington, D.C., bringing together leaders from government, the food industry, media, public health, and academia. This in-person event will focus on accelerating research and advancing policy solutions to prevent, treat, and cure food allergies.

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Meet the Speakers

  • Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

    Director, National Institutes of Health

  • Dr. Alicia Jackson

    Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

  • Dr. Marty Makary

    Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration

  • Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger

    Acting Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  • Corrie Driebusch (Moderator)

    Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

  • Tal Golan

    Co-Founder & CEO, Anjo.ai

  • Ilana Golant

    CEO, Food Allergy Fund

  • Dr. Nikole Kimes

    Founder & CEO, Siolta Therapeutics

  • Michael Nelson

    CEO, Intrommune Therapeutics

  • Dr. Rima Rachid

    Director, Food Allergy Program, Boston Children’s Hospital

  • Dr. Carlotta Ronda

    Principal Investigator, Microbiome Editing Applications, Innovative Genomics Institute, UC Berkeley

  • Liz Essley Whyte (Moderator)

    Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

  • Dr. Brian Wong

    President & CEO, RAPT Therapeutics