Michael J Cohen, MSc, MBA, is the Senior Director, Sustainable Trials, Decentralized Clinical Trials Strategy & Innovation at PPD. Prior to joining PPD, Michael helped found the CVS Clinical Trial Services business, worked in Medical Affairs at Johnson & Johnson, and led a medical device startup. Michael is a bioengineer and materials scientist by training, with degrees from both University of California, Berkeley and Northwestern University, as well as an MBA in finance from Louisiana State University, Shreveport.