David Fajgenbaum

David Fajgenbaum, Founder and Executive Director


David, a graduate student at Oxford University (M.Sc. Public Health, ‘08), founded Students of AMF in loving memory of his mother, Anne Marie Fajgenbaum, in the Fall of 2004. At Georgetown University (B.S. Honors Human Science, ‘07), David created the Students of AMF Support Network, developed the Support Network into a national, nonprofit organization, conducted his senior thesis research on college student bereavement, and worked extensively with congress to increase funding for cancer research. For his outstanding leadership and achievements, he was one of 12 2007 BRICK Award winners in North America for being a young person who has “changed the world” and one of 20 college students in the US named to the 2007 USA TODAY Academic All-America First Team. He is currently studying public health with a focus on cancer prevention at Oxford University as the 2007 Allbritton Scholar. After Oxford, David will attend the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He is supported in all that he does by his friends and family (Father: David; Sisters: Lisa and Gena).


If you are a college student in need of someone to talk to, an administrator looking for more information, a member of the media, or anyone else who has a question about Students of AMF, please feel free to email David (David@studentsofamf.org) with your inquiry.