Southwestern Medical Foundation has named eight new board of trustees members for 2026–2027, confirmed at the organization’s recent annual meeting, and elected a new board vice chair.

Jere Thompson, Jr., will continue in his role as Chair of the Board, with Catherine Rose as the newly elected Vice Chair of the Board. Rose joined the Foundation’s board in 2008 and has since served on the Personnel, Executive, and Nominating Committees, the latter of which she chaired from 2023 to 2026.

New Trustees Lydia Addy, Anne Cary Bush, Hilda C. Galvan, Lee Hobson, Anurag Jain, James Litinsky, Cindy McClain, and Sherri Patton will bring their distinctive backgrounds and expertise to support the Foundation, its mission, and its current and future initiatives.

For more than 85 years, Southwestern Medical Foundation has been an impact-driven public charity focused on building a sustainable funding source for innovative research, best-in-class medical education, and the highest standard of care at UT Southwestern Medical Center and its related institutions.

“As we celebrate the Foundation’s previous year’s success, we are also encouraged by its future,” Michael McMahan, president and CEO of Southwestern Medical Foundation, said in a statement. “And those contributing to its future are not only our recently appointed members to the Board of Trustees, but our new Vice Chair of the Board, Catherine Rose.”

“By continuing to grow the Foundation’s internal support network,” McMahan added, “we’re strategically strengthening opportunities to support UT Southwestern and its related organizations for decades to come. As the importance of private funding for medical research grows, Southwestern Medical Foundation is poised to remain an asset in advancing medicine in North Texas, across the Southwestern region, and the U.S. as a whole.”

New board members

Lydia Addy is co-founder and Vice President of The Addy Foundation, which focuses on funding educational opportunities, animal welfare initiatives, innovative solutions addressing homelessness, child poverty, mental illness, and community revitalization efforts across North Texas. She is the immediate past Board Chair of The Dallas Foundation and serves on the boards of Teach For America Dallas and St. Mark’s School of Texas, contributing to fundraising, development, strategic planning, branding, marketing, and executive searches.

Anne Cary Bush was a teacher at The Lamplighter School in Dallas before dedicating herself to serving her community through mentoring, tutoring, and ministry. A large part of Bush’s devotion to the betterment of her community is seen in her leadership of Bible studies for more than 20 years, mentoring first-time mothers through Watermark Community Church’s Square One ministry, and serving as a tutor and reading buddy through the Dallas-based nonprofit, Readers 2 Leaders. Alongside her husband Matt, a local emergency physician and UT Southwestern Medical School alumnus, Bush also participates in medical missions through Southwestern Christian Fellowship, an organization at UT Southwestern Medical Center that has been ministering to the medical students, health professional students, grad students, residents, fellows, and staff for over 45 years.

Hilda C. Galvan is an attorney and civic volunteer who most recently served as Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Dallas office, leading one of the firm’s largest offices while maintaining an active intellectual property and technology disputes practice. She currently serves as President of the Center for Women in Law and sits on the boards of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Broadway Dallas, and Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep. She is Vice Chair of the University of Texas Law Foundation and serves on the SMU Lyle School of Engineering Executive Board. Galvan is also past Chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber. Her professional and civic leadership has earned numerous honors, including induction into the Junior Achievement of Dallas Business Hall of Fame, designation as Outstanding Alumna of the University of Texas School of Law, Distinguished Alumna of the University of Texas at El Paso, and recipient of the State Bar of Texas’s Sarah T. Hughes Award for lifetime achievement. 

Lee Hobson has more than 30 years of investment experience in public and private markets. He founded Highside Capital Management, which managed capital for endowments, foundations, and private individuals from 2003to 2013, and has since operated as a single-family investment office. Before founding Highside, Hobson was a partner at Maverick Capital from 1994 to 2003. Earlier in his career, he worked with PepsiCo Foods International in Dallas, Société Générale in Paris, and Goldman Sachs in New York City. Hobson has also served extensively on philanthropic boards, investment committees, and private company boards, including the Dallas Museum of Art, Virginia Theological Seminary, General Theological Seminary, University of Texas Investment Management Company, Children’s Health, and Episcopal High School. He also serves on the National Council of the American Enterprise Institute, is a board member of the Hoover Institution, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Anurag Jain is the Principal of the Jain Family Office and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Perot Jain, a Dallas-based venture capital firm, founded in partnership with Ross Perot, Jr. The firm has invested in over 50 highly disruptive, industry-transforming companies and focuses its investments on AI, computer vision, robotics, and other exponential technologies, with an emphasis on how these technologies will impact the future of mobility, human longevity, and overall quality of life. Jain also co-founded Brigade Corporation, an international customer support company, and was an early pioneer in the India IT outsourcing industry as a founder of Vision Healthcare. He is the Chairman and CEO of Access Healthcare, which scaled from 100 to 30,000 employees by leveraging AI and robotic process automation (RPA). Jain serves on the U.S.-India Chamber of Commerce Board and as Chairman-Emeritus of the North Texas Food Bank. 

James H. Litinsky has led MP Materials since founding the company in 2017. As Founder, Chairman, and CEO, he transformed the Mountain Pass Mine from a dormant, bankrupt site into the foundation of America’s revitalized rare earth supply chain. In 2020, Litinsky took MP Materials public and launched a multi-year strategy to rebuild domestic rare-earth separation and magnet manufacturing capabilities, thereby strengthening U.S. energy, defense, and technology supply chains. In 2025, the United States Department of Defense invested $400 million in MP Materials to support its expansion from America’s only rare earth miner into a leading domestic magnet producer. Before founding MP Materials, Litinsky established JHL Capital Group in 2006, serving as CEO and CIO of the multibillion-dollar firm. Earlier in his career, he worked at Fortress Investment Group, served as Director of Finance at Omnicom Group, and worked as a merchant banker at Allen & Company

Cindy McClain is the co-founder of Accelerated Manufacturing Solutions, a personal care company she launched with her husband, Chris McClain, in 2003. Together, they built one of the category’s fastest-growing platforms, developing brands including Dr Teal’s, Cantu, and Bodycology, which were sold to private equity firms in 2014 and 2015. Today, Cindy and Chris focus on developing next-generation consumer packaged goods to improve everyday living across DTC and mass retail channels. Cindy began her career at Procter & Gamble and later joined the original Johnson & Johnson Walmart customer support team. She is deeply involved with Texas A&M University, serving on the Mays Business School Dean’s Advisory Board and earning recognition as a Distinguished Alumna in 2025.

Sherri Patton is a former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney who served for over a decade, prosecuting cases ranging from misdemeanors to serious felony offenses. During her tenure, she held leadership roles as Division Head and Trial Chief and served as Legislative Liaison, representing the office in Austin to advocate for stronger victims’ rights and improvements to Texas criminal laws. Patton also participated in statewide training programs educating District and County Attorneys on legal updates and courtroom procedures. Today, Patton is a community volunteer focused on expanding access to healthcare and education. Inspired by her own battle with cancer, she serves on the UT Southwestern Fort Worth Expansion Committee, working to bring radiation services and expanded care to Tarrant County. She also serves on the boards of Fort Worth Country Day, the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, and the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors. Her past service includes leadership roles with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Communities In Schools, and the University of Texas Chancellor’s Council. 

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