People

Phyllis Barkman Ferrell
Phyllis Barkman Ferrell is an ADDF Board of Overseers member, listed as ChiefImpactOfficer for StartUpHealth’s Alzheimer’sMoonshot, SeniorConsultant to GatesVentures and independent adviser at PBFerrell LLC. StartUpHealth’s current own team directory identifies the same full name and original portrait, and her previous role leading external engagement for Alzheimer’s and neurodegeneration at EliLilly. ADDF’s public overseer biography identifies Phyllis Barkman Ferrell as a senior consultant to Gates Ventures LLC alongside her independent consulting business and Alzheimer’s Moonshot work at StartUp Health. This is an external consulting affiliation, rather than an assertion that she is a Gates Ventures employee.
Roles
Board of Overseers Member
Senior Consultant (external adviser)
Scientific Advisory Board Member