Addressing Barriers to Patient Community Access through Non-Profit Partnerships

Jennifer Byrne’s career has been devoted to leading teams and building relationships to transform the clinical research landscape into an integrated component of clinical care. In 2018, she founded Javara with a vision to revolutionize the industry by accelerating access to clinical trials – for patients, sponsors, and healthcare systems alike. Prior to Javara, Jennifer served as CEO for PMG Research; she is also the founder of Greater Gift (501(c)3). Jennifer has earned many industry honors during her tenure, recognized most recently as a PM360 ELITE, CenterWatch Top 20 Innovator and PharmaVOICE Woman of Influence. Jennifer is a graduate of Texas A&M University.

Kushal Gohil leads Corporate Strategy and Innovation at Parexel. In this role, he is an enterprise-wide strategic partner and thought leader who implements large-scale organizational plans. Since joining Parexel in 2013, Mr Gohil has held roles of increasing responsibility and accountability in sales operations, corporate development, and strategy. His earlier career included positions in brand management, market research, and account management.Mr Gohil is a graduate of the Executive MBA class of 2020 from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Pune (India) and is a Registered Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Council of India. Mr Gohil earned masters’ degrees in Drug Development and Marketing from the University of Cincinnati.

Amanda Wright began her career in clinical research in 1998, working as a Clinical Research Coordinator at PMG Research. She has served in various roles across the site enterprise, including leadership roles in operations, patient engagement, business development and marketing. A great deal of her career has been centered on forging shared value strategic partnerships and collaborations that serve to innovate business process, patient engagement, and predictive modeling. In addition to her professional work, Ms Wright has served as a community leader, holding multiple roles with Greater Gift, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2010 to celebrate clinical trial participation. Serving as Executive Director from 2013 to 2019, she remains on the Board of Directors as a strong voice for strategic program development and expansion.Ms Wright serves on numerous additional boards and committees throughout the industry, many of which are centered on patient engagement and enhancement of the clinical trial process to address current industry trends. Ms Wright is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill as well as various leadership programs.