 | Edward Netter | | Mr. Edward Netter is Chairman of Independence Holding Company and a director of American Independence Corp. Mr. Netter is also Chairman of the Executive Committee and a director of The Aristotle Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer and global distributor serving the education, health and agriculture markets. Mr. Netter is Chairman and CEO of Geneve Corporation, a private diversified holding company which holds a controlling interest in IHC and Aristotle.
In 1971, Mr. Netter, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, organized the predecessor company to Geneve after serving as an Executive Officer, Director and principal of the investment firm of CBWL-Hayden Stone.
Mr. Netter is a trustee of Thanks to Scandinavia, an organization which provides scholarships to international students, is a member of the advisory committee of North General Hospital in New York City, and serves on the National Advisory Board of The Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Netter is engaged in a number of other philanthropic activities relating to science, education and human services. In 2006, Mr. Netter was elected to the Business Leader Hall of Fame at Quinnipiac University.
Mr. Netter and his wife, Barbara, founded Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, Inc. in 2001. ACGT facilitates funding for high-potential research into gene therapy, in hopes of realizing an effective alternative to the current treatment and management of cancer
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