Q&A: One year in, American Cancer Society’s new leader sees a sharpened focus coming out of the Covid pandemic


Karen Knudsen thought she knew about the American Cancer Society from her days as a physician heading the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. What she soon learned after taking over ACS in June 2021: Her new organization was bigger and more influential than she ever imagined. Knudsen recently spoke with Atlanta Business Chronicle broadcast editor Crystal Edmonson about her first year at ACS and the organization’s key areas of focus coming out of the pandemic. What…

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