Statement: PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby on the Death of Board of Governors member Robert Jesse

PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby, MD, MPH, issued the following statement about the recent death of PCORI Board of Governors member Robert Jesse, MD, PhD.

"It is with great sadness that PCORI learned of the recent death of Dr. Robert Jesse, a distinguished physician, long-time member of the health leadership team at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and an original member of PCORI’s Board of Governors. Bob died of cancer at home, surrounded by family.

"Bob was a great friend of patients, clinicians, and all of us at PCORI who were fortunate to spend time with him. He was an intelligent and warm leader, a caring and tireless mentor, and a person dedicated in all of his work to improving the lives of patients and their families.

"We will all miss Bob’s wise guidance as a member of our Board of Governors; I will miss him as a friend and colleague. We’re all grateful that his substantial legacy includes an essential contribution to making PCORI what it is today."