Morgan Hanger is the executive director of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative and coordinates
with the Executive Committee in the development and execution of strategies to accomplish CTTI’s
mission. She provides senior oversight and management of CTTI operations and organizes efforts
to leverage the participation of member organizations and external stakeholders. Hanger has deep
experience convening organizations to solve complex problems related to evidence generation and
is passionate about data ethics and transparency. Prior to CTTI, she worked at health technology
companies focused on patients. Notably, she served as vice president of the online patient research
network PatientsLikeMe (PLM), where she led partnerships to utilize patient-generated health data in life
sciences and regulatory settings. Prior to PLM, Hanger worked in advisory services for Avalere Health,
where she helped biotech, pharma, and professional societies create more effective research strategies.
She has also held positions within the Health Outcomes Group at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center and at the Congressional Budget Office. Hanger graduated summa cum laude from New York
University with a Bachelor of Arts in politics and holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of
California, Berkeley.