Board of Directors
Setting the Course
Russell Levine, Executive Chairman, Zoomedia, Inc.
Mr. Levine has been an entrepreneur, technologist, writer and producer for over twenty-five years. In the 1980s, he worked as a science writer for healthcare and public relations firms in San Francisco and New York, focusing on emerging biotechnology and life sciences issues. Mr. Levine also developed feature film projects for independent producers and wrote about politics and science for national publications, including Rolling Stone. From 1986 until 1994, Mr. Levine developed film and television projects for Warner Brothers, Disney, Universal Studios, and CBS Television in Los Angeles. In 1994, Mr. Levine founded Zoomedia, Inc., in San Francisco to provide new media communications technologies to biotechnology companies. He served as its President and CEO until 2004. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Levine served on the Board of Directors of MediaOne, the largest independent television and broadcast facility in Northern California. Currently, Mr. Levine is President and COO of Route One Films, overseeing the development and finance of feature films for domestic and international distribution.
Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Mr. Levine graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota with a B.A. in Asian History and Languages. He currently resides with his family in San Francisco.
John Pritzker
John Pritzker began his career at Hyatt Hotels Corporation in 1972 and in 1984 became Managing Director and Divisional Vice President of Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. Pritzker was a founding board member of TicketMaster, Inc. and Chemdex Corporation. Additionally he has served as Chairman and CEO of a number of businesses in the hospitality industry including Red Sail Sports, Mandara Spa, LLC, and The Odyssey Club. Currently Mr. Pritzker is a member of the boards of Exclusive Resorts, Stone Canyon Entertainment, The UCSF Foundation, The Bernard Osher Foundation and serves as the President of the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation. He has been a Board member of Zoomedia since 1998.
Barbara Lavery, President, Zoomedia, Inc.
As President of Zoomedia, Barbara is responsible for continuing Zoomedia�s leadership in life science communications, developing innovative marketing, branding, and communications programs that combine traditional and new media expertise. During her eleven-year tenure at Zoomedia, she built the Zoomedia brand and client-base and has become a recognized biotech communications expert. Prior to joining Zoomedia in 1997 as a production manager, Barbara had a successful career as a stage production designer, including a five-year stint at the Abbey Theater in Dublin, and an event producer. She graduated with honors from Central St. Martins College of Art in London. Barbara is a member of MayBAC � San Francisco Mayor Newsom�s biotech advisory committee � and Chair of the membership committee for BayBio, the Bay Area�s bioscience trade association.
