Karen Knudsen: About my career path and the work that we are doing at the American Cancer Society

Karen Knudsen shared a post by National Cancer Institute, on X:

“Thank you to the National Cancer Institute for giving me the opportunity to share more about my career path and the work that we are doing at the American Cancer Society!”

Quoting National Cancer Institute‘s post:

“ In this episode of the Inside Cancer Careers podcast, Dr. Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS), shares her career journey into science and the path that led her to her current leadership role at the ACS.”

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Source: Karen Knudsen/X and National Cancer Institute/X

Karen E. Knudsen is the CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Prior to joining ACS, Dr. Knudsen served as executive vice president of Oncology Services and enterprise director for Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health.

She also served as president for the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) and on the board of directors of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). She serves on the board of advisors for the National Cancer Institute and on 12 external advisory boards for NCI-designated cancer centers. She is an active member of several committees with the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), in addition to serving on other academic and for-profit advisory boards.