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# Zika Foundation
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/zika-foundation/
- Published: 2026-08-31T00:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-31T00:13:08.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, Non-Profit, United States, Georgia (state)

The **Zika Foundation** is an American non-profit organization based in Gainesville, Georgia.[\[1\]](#fn1)

## History

The foundation was founded in 2016 by Steve Gorlin.[\[2\]](#fn2)

## Organization

According to the foundation's website, the team is “guided by rapid implementation strategies developed by the United States [Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Defense-Advanced-Research-Projects-Agency) (DARPA).”[\[3\]](#fn3)

### Personnel

| Name                | Position                                                   | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Steve Gorlin        | Trustee and Founder                                        | Gorlin Companies, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering, Andrews Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Touch Foundation, Camp Kudzu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Michael Callahan    | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Co-Founder | Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, King Chulalongkom Medical Center, [Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Defense-Advanced-Research-Projects-Agency) (DARPA), Prophecy, [United States Department of Defense](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Defense) (DoD), [United States Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services) (HHS), [Food and Drug Administration](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Food-and-Drug-Administration) (FDA), Institute of Medicine, Unither Virology |
| Edward Miller       | Co-Chairman and Trustee                                    | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, [Johns Hopkins University](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Johns-Hopkins-University), Institute of Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Anaesthetists                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Nestor Sosa         | Co-Chairman and Trustee                                    | Gorgas Memorial Institute (GMI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| John C. Thomas, Jr. | Chief Financial Officer                                    | CorMatrix, Medovex, NantKwest, Walker School                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Donald Johnson      | General Counsel                                            | Womble Bond Dickinson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Alan Altman         | Trustee                                                    | Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, Hot Flash Havoc                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Jon Mogford         | Trustee                                                    | Texas A&M University System, [Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Defense-Advanced-Research-Projects-Agency) (DARPA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

## External links

- [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=zika%5Ffoundation)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ZikaFoundation/)

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1. *Zika Foundation.* 501c3Lookup. Retrieved February 27, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230227024408/https://501c3lookup.org/lookup=8de703bac161ccf72c93be2f6bfc79f4> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *Charities.* Gorlin Companies. Retrieved February 27, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230227024931/https://gorlincompanies.com/charities/> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. *Our Team.* Zika Foundation. Retrieved July 18, 2016, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20160718194206/http://zikafoundation.org/our-team/> [↩︎](#fnref3)