'I have so much more to do': Why Karen Knudsen is stepping down as CEO of the American Cancer Society

Karen E. Knudsen is stepping down as CEO of the American Cancer Society just over three years after she left Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center to lead the national health organization.

Knudsen cited a desire to "pursue the next phase" of her mission to accelerate progress against cancer as the reason for her departure.

"I've been in the oncology space in different ways in my entire career," Knudsen told the Business Journal. "I've been an oncology researcher, director of a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center running the service line at Jefferson, and CEO of the American Cancer Society. I feel I have so much more to do."

Philadelphia Business Journal - Sept. 16, 2024