Vanessa Longacre-Wilcox, Senior Executive Director, Data Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Since joining Fred Hutch in 2018, Vanessa has put the software development skills she forged in the tech industry to good use in the nonprofit sector. She leads three teams that drive projects related to the systems, tools, and data that make it possible to raise funds for Fred Hutch's mission of uniting innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. An example of Vanessa's team's public-facing work is Fred Hutch Obliteride's customized Luminate Online TeamRaiser experience (https://obliteride.org). In her spare time, she enjoys training for triathlons, oil painting, and family movie nights.