Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation Adds Chief Development Officer

Bri Barrett, who has more than 16 years of experience in the non-profit sector, was named PBRF Chief Development Officer in November

Brianna "Bri" Barrett has joined the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation as Chief Development Officer. Barrett, who began at the Foundation in November, has more than 16 years of experience in the non-profit sector.

Barrett most recently worked as Senior Director of Philanthropy at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calf. Prior to Scripps, she held various development roles in the sciences at the University of California, Riverside, her alma mater, where she received a bachelor's degree in art history. Barrett began her fundraising career in museum education and historical preservation.

In addition to Barrett, the Foundation announced that Andre Greene, Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation Chief Financial Officer, will now serve as the interim CEO, while a search takes place for a permanent CEO.

The mission of Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation is to support the work of LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, which aims to discover the triggers of chronic diseases through innovative research that improves human health across the lifespan.

Over the last 30 years, Pennington Biomedical's world-renowned scientists have made remarkable discoveries that have improved the way Americans exercise, eat, age, and think about obesity, diabetes, dementia and other chronic diseases.

For more information, visit https://pbrf.org/.

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