Dr. Hait is global head of Johnson & Johnson External Innovation, the pharmaceutical company’s research and development arm. Formerly, Dr. Hait was director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey as well as professor of medicine and pharmacology and associate dean for oncology programs at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is a member of the medical and scientific advisory boards of several universities. Dr. Hait was the president of the AACR in 2007-08 and currently serves as the AACR’s treasurer.