Brian Hofland, PhD

Brian F. Hofland, Ph.D., is President of Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), a charitable, non-profit organization located in New York City, that funds academic early-stage eye research directed at the prevention, treatment or cures for all conditions that damage and destroy sight. Since its founding in 1960, RPB has awarded nearly $360 million in support of vision research and is tied to virtually every major vision research breakthrough. RPB currently funds 37 leading scientific institutions in the U.S. and supports hundreds of talented vision scientists engaged in a range of disease-oriented research. Hofland began at RPB in 2013 and works with an 11-member Board of Trustees. He spearheads efforts to develop strategies to maximize the foundation’s impact, including development of strategic collaborations across the vision field. Under his leadership, RPB has convened five times 30+ vision research funding organizations from across the U.S. to establish a stronger network and explore ways that they might combine resources, experience, and information for collaborative action and potential partnerships. Previously, Hofland held senior leadership positions with the National Council on Aging; AARP Foundation; The Atlantic Philanthropies; and The Retirement Research Foundation. Hofland holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Health and Human Development from the Pennsylvania State University.