KEN GETZ

Founder and Chairman, CISCRP

Ken Getz is the founder of CISCRP and chairs the board of directors. He is also a professor and the Director of the Center for the Study of Drug Development, Tufts University School of Medicine where he conducts grant-funded studies on pharmaceutical R&D management and execution; protocol design optimization; contract service provider and investigative site management; e-clinical technology and data usage; and patient engagement. Ken is the founder of CenterWatch, a leading publisher in the clinical trials industry and one of several companies that he has created and sold. A well-known speaker at conferences, symposia, universities and corporations, Ken has published numerous articles and chapters in peer-review journals, books, and in the trade press. He is the author of two nationally recognized books for patients and their advocates including The Gift of Participation, and the recipient of several awards for innovation and scholarship. Ken has held a number of board appointments in the private and public sectors, including serving on Otsuka’s Patient Assistance Foundation, the Institute of Medicine’s Clinical Research Roundtable, the DIA Foundation, the Consortium to Examine Clinical Research Ethics, and the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative.