Salk Institute welcomes Sarah Wolf Hallac to Board of Trustees

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Salk Institute welcomes Sarah Wolf Hallac to Board of Trustees

May 6, 2026

LA JOLLA-Sarah Wolf Hallac has been appointed to the Salk Institute's Board of Trustees. She brings broad experience spanning technology, finance, and philanthropy and will help guide the Institute as it advances foundational science that fuels future breakthroughs.

Hallac is an advisor to VectoIQ and a director of VectoIQ acquisition corporation, a company that partners with startups and early-stage companies to develop next-generation smart transportation products and services, including autonomous vehicles, wireless vehicle charging, and fleet management solutions. She is also a consultant to BlackRock on significant philanthropic projects. Earlier in her career, Hallac was an investment banker at Bear, Stearns and Company, where she spent her tenure in the Financial Analytics and Structured Transaction Group.

"Sarah will bring thoughtful leadership to our Board at an important moment for science," says Salk President Gerald Joyce, MD, PhD. "She understands that enduring discovery depends on strong institutions, and that makes her an exceptional addition to Salk."

Hallac is a member of the Board of Advisors for Georgia Tech and the School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Centro Primo Levi, a New York-based organization inspired by the humanistic legacy of writer and chemist Primo Levi.

Hallac earned a BSE in electrical engineering and a BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.