Mark Skinner, Washington, DC, is President/CEO of the Institute for Policy Advancement, Ltd., a global health strategies consulting company specializing in patient-centered healthcare and outcomes research, and a Senior Consultant to the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
He has led both national and international patient organizations, including the World Federation of Hemophilia and National Hemophilia Foundation, where he currently serves on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Council. He is an inaugural member of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) advisory panel on rare disease.
He is a board member of the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network and holds numerous roles as an advisor on critical blood safety and supply matters including serving on the US Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability.
Previously, he was Vice President of State Programs with the American Insurance Association and Administrative Assistant/Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives.
He received degrees in Public and Business Administration from Kansas State University and a JD from Washburn University School of Law.
