Arthur D. Ullian, founding partner of the Boston Land Company, became paralyzed after a bicycling accident in 1991. He has since used his entrepreneurial skills to push for increased federal funding of biomedical research. His contributions include testimony at congressional hearings and organizing research-related forums and roundtables on Capitol Hill. He has been president of the National Council on Spinal Cord Injury, and a member of the Advisory Council to the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Recipient of numerous awards and honors, he has coauthored articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He is married with one son and two grandchildren.