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About
From Hollywood to Healthcare: Scaling Impact Without Limits Stephanie Kauffman is a strategic growth architect and changemaker who has mobilized billions in capital and scaled ventures across media, healthcare, and philanthropy. As President & COO of the Melanoma Research Alliance, she leads strategy, partnerships, and scientific investments that accelerate lifesaving breakthroughs. A former senior executive at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Universal Studios, Stephanie has built $1B+ in partnerships, launched record-breaking campaigns, and redefined how brands drive impact. She is recognized for uniting ideas, capital, and culture to deliver bold solutions to urgent challenges. Proving that when strategy meets purpose, transformation follows.
Stephanie Kauffman
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Melanoma Research Alliance
Company bio
At the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA), we believe bold science saves lives. As the world’s largest non-profit funder of melanoma research, MRA has fueled more than $175 million in scientific grants that have accelerated more than 17 FDA-approved treatments, which has transformed the outlook for patients with melanoma and other cancers, and their families worldwide. MRA brings together scientists, industry leaders, advocates, and patients to advance prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship in melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Yet our work is far from over. Each year, more than 330,000 people are diagnosed with melanoma globally, and only about half of patients with advanced disease respond to available therapies. We move fast, collaborate deeply, and never lose sight of why we do this: to save lives.