Ellen H. Goldberg, PhD

President Emeritus
Santa Fe Institute

Ellen H. Goldberg was President of the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) from 1996 to 2003 where she was responsible for overseeing the financial and scientific operations of SFI. She coordinated, along with Professor George Cowan, the SFI Consortium: "Increasing Human Potential, a longitudinal study of cognitive, behavioral and mental development in babies and preadolescents".

Goldberg received her PhD in genetics from Cornell University Medical College receiving the "outstanding dissertation award" in 1971 for her work on cell surface differentiation antigens. She has numerous peer-reviewed publications focusing on the role of the H-Y and Skn differentiation antigens in cell-mediated immunity. In 2005 she received the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award. Dr. Goldberg was a faculty member and administrator at the University of New Mexico (where she is currently Professor Emeritus). She has been recognized nationally having received an NIH Research Career Development Award and NIH research grants throughout her career. She has served and chaired panels for NIH, NSF and ASM. She served as a Founding Board Member of the HopeLab Foundation and is currently on the Advisory Board of the Investment Company of America.