St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis
Robyn Diaz, JD, is Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Robyn oversees the legal affairs, technology transfer, compliance, internal audit, and government affairs departments and manages outside counsel relationships. She has served as the organization’s Institutional Official since 2015. Before joining St. Jude, Robyn was a member of the in-house legal team at MedStar Health in the Washington, DC region, served as an Adjunct Instructor and Academic Preceptor with the Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, and was an attorney with Crowell & Moring, LLP.
Robyn received a J.D. from Georgetown Law, B.A. from Brandeis University, and a Certificate in Executive Leadership for Healthcare Professionals from Cornell University. Robyn is a frequent speaker on topics as varied as ethical and legal issues in research, navigating the pandemic, DE&I initiatives, and data privacy and social media issues. Robyn serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center, is a past Chair of the Memphis Bar Association Health Law Section and the District of Columbia Bar Health Law Section, and formerly served as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Health eSource editorial board and of the University of Memphis School of Law Institute for Health Law & Policy Advisory Board. Robyn has been featured on multiple podcasts, including the Women in the Law – On the Record Podcast and the American Health Law Association’s Speaking of Health Law Podcast Series, and has been recognized as “Best of the Bar” and among “Women Who Lead in the Law” by the Memphis Business Journal.
C10 - Managing Your Research Program's Risk Tolerance
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET