CarterBaldwin Executive Search is proud to partner again with the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust as they announce the appointment of Aaron Putzke, PhD as Vice President of Scientific Research Grants & Programming.
“Throughout the [nationwide search] process, Aaron showed himself to be the right person to continue and advance the work of the Trust’s grantmaking and programming to strengthen the scientific research sector of the Trust,” says Pauline Fong, Chief Program & Impact Officer at the Murdock Trust. “He has extensive research experience, a visionary leadership style – especially in inter-disciplinary and innovative collaborations – and a passion for STEM education at all levels. We are thrilled to see him lead us into a new season of supporting and catalyzing scientific breakthroughs that contribute to human flourishing.”
Putzke currently serves as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Director of Brewing Science and Operations, and Professor of Biology at Whitworth University, a longtime partner of the Trust, in Spokane, WA. Prior to his decade at Whitworth, he spent five years at Hope College in Holland, MI, and five years at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA.
Putzke holds a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, an MS in biochemistry from DePaul University, and a BS in chemistry from Pepperdine University. He currently serves as the board president of the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research.
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About The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust is a private, nonprofit foundation that provides capacity building support to organizations primarily in five states of the Pacific Northwest—Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington—that seek to strengthen the region’s educational, spiritual, and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways. Since its inception in 1975, the Murdock Trust has awarded more than 8,700 grants totaling more than $1.4 billion. The Trust has partnered with more than 3,000 nonprofits serving the diverse needs of the communities that comprise the Pacific Northwest.
