Leadership

Pascale Broks, MBA, joined the Foundation in 2024 as Development Director for Europe, working to build and maintain high-level relationships that increase the impact of focused ultrasound technology. Pascale works to manage relationships with existing donors and introduces new supporters to the Foundation’s mission. She has more than 25 years of experience in development and customer relations with manufacturing companies, marketing companies and IT companies. At UMC Utrecht Hospital, she was Director of the Foundation and doubled the charitable income in five years. Pascale has served on several boards, including the Economic Board Utrecht, the Economic Board Region Amersfoort, the Foundation of the Hospital Meander in Amersfoort. She was also Chairman of the Board for the largest business club in Amersfoort. Since 2019 she has been a member of the Board of Groot Utrecht Business Club.

Only Ms. Broks receives compensation for her role as a director of the Foundation, in line with CBF regulations regarding board member remuneration.

Jennifer King serves as the secretary of the of the EU Focused Ultrasound Foundation. Jennifer joined the Charlottesville, Virginia based Focused Ultrasound Foundation as Managing Director of Finance & Administration in 2022, working to provide leadership and expertise in financial and administrative operations and reporting. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jennifer was the Administrator of the UVa Department of Neurosurgery. In that role, she provided strategic, financial, and operational management for the department, served on a variety of task forces related to quality improvement, compliance, and process improvement, and worked closely with the hospital CFO and other financial leaders on planning and problem solving. Before her time at UVa, Jennifer worked in a variety of roles for CIGNA HealthCare of Virginia and as an accountant at Ernst & Young. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce and an MBA from the University of Richmond. Jennifer also coaches cross country for Charlottesville High School.

Dr. Neal Kassell is the founder and chairman of the US-based Foundation and former Co-Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia. He has published more than 500 scientific papers and book chapters, and his research has been supported by over $30 million in NIH and industry grants and contracts. A member of numerous medical societies in the United States and abroad, he has served on many standing and ad hoc committees of the National Institutes of Health and in an editorial capacity for a variety of academic journals. In April 2016, he was named to the Blue Ribbon Panel of Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative. Dr. Kassell is a founder of numerous private ventures including Interax, Inc.; the Virginia Neurological Institute; Multimedia Medical Systems, Inc.; the Neuroclinical Trials Center; the NeuroVenture Fund; and MedSpecialists.net. He has served on a number of corporate and not-for-profit boards, including Eclypsis Corporation; INC Research; the Prostate Cancer Foundation; Insightec, Ltd.; the Expedition Trust Company; Tuesday Evening Concert Series and Virginia National Bank, and is currently a director of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. He is a shareholder in Insightec, Ltd., where he also served on the board until 2012. Dr. Kassell received his undergraduate and medical education at the University of Pennsylvania.

Professor Chrit Moonen has spent nearly 30 years in the field of focused ultrasound, most recently as professor in the Division of Imaging at the University Medical Center (UMC) in Utrecht, the Netherlands. There, he participated in clinical trials exploring focused ultrasound for bone metastases, breast cancer, and histotripsy in combination with immunotherapy. Under his leadership, UMC Utrecht became the tenth Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence. Prof. Moonen also serves as Scientific Programs Director at the US-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation.