Dr. Knudsen is a globally-recognized cancer scientist and executive leader who joined Paradigm Health’s board following a successful term as Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, ACS Cancer Action Network. Dr. Knudsen previously served as EVP of Oncology Services for Jefferson Health and Enterprise Director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated center of excellence. She has served on the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors and as President of the Association of American Cancer Institutes. She has been a professor at Thomas Jefferson University for over seventeen years, now serving as Professor Emerita.