Carolyn R. (“Bo”) Aldigé is president of the Prevent Cancer Foundation, a national non-profit organization she founded in 1985 in memory of her father, who died of cancer one year earlier. She has served as vice-chair of the Global Lung Cancer Coalition since its inception.

In the 36 years since its inception, Prevent Cancer has provided more than $250
million in support of its mission, saving lives across all populations through cancer prevention and early detection, and has become nationally recognized as a leader in the fight against cancer through prevention.

Ms. Aldigé has served on boards of directors/advisors of eight National Cancer Institute- designated Cancer Centers, including the External Advisory Board of the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Vanderbilt/Ingram Cancer Center Board of Overseers and the University of
New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Project ECHO Advisory Board.

She served for eight years as President of the National Coalition for Cancer Research and is
a member of the board of Friends of Cancer Research and the Intercultural Cancer Council.
She is chairman of Global Action for Cancer Patients and a member of the advisory board of the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program.

For her many contributions to the Washington, DC community, Carolyn Aldigé was named a Washingtonian of the Year 1996. She has been honored by the National Cancer Institute and is the only individual who has received Public Service Awards from the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Preventive Oncology.