CEO
Brad Schwartz, MD
Brad Schwartz is Carl E. Gulbrandsen CEO Chair of the Morgridge Institute for Research, a private, nonprofit research institute dedicated to interdisciplinary biomedical research in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Schwartz is a physician-scientist whose research and clinical activities focus on hemostasis, and who has a deep commitment to the mission of public research universities.
Administrative Leadership
Kathi Stanek
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Stanek is responsible for managing the Institute’s financial and business operations, including strategic planning, treasury, investments, human resources, building operations, information systems, security, and compliance.
Bill Swisher
Chief Development Officer
Swisher is responsible for leading the fundraising team and all activities that aim to cultivate philanthropic support for the Morgridge Institute mission.
Brian Mattmiller
Chief Communications and Engagement Officer
Mattmiller leads a comprehensive communications program, including online and print assets, media relations, marketing and social media to advance the institute’s biomedical research and science outreach mission.
Steven Brezinski
General Counsel
Brezinski is the Morgridge’s General Counsel and provides legal advice regarding contracts, governance matters, tax, compliance and financial issues and the multitude of other matters that arise in the operation of the Institute.
Scientific Leadership
The Morgridge Institute’s principal investigators establish our overall research directions and lead talented teams of students and staff scientists in a quest to answer fundamental questions in biology. Our investigators embrace the role that basic long-term research plays in improving human health and welfare. Most of our investigators also share a tenure home at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.