PCORI Governing Board Conflicts of Interest Information

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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 

Governing Board Conflicts of Interest Information

Section 6301(f)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires 

the Comptroller General, “to consider and disclose any conflicts of interest” on GAO’s 

web site when making appointments to the Board of Governors.

Section 6301(a)(3) of PPACA defines “conflict of interest” as: “[A]n association, 

including a financial or personal association, that have the potential to bias or have the 

appearance of biasing an individual’s decision in matters related to the Institute or the 

conduct of activities under this section.” 

Below are the conflicts of interest as defined that existed upon appointment for the 

individuals named by the Comptroller General to the PCORI Board of Governors.

Notes:

■ Personal Associations includes associations reported by the Board member or 

their spouse.

■ Financial Associations includes interests held by the Board member’s spouse 

or minor children. Multiple entries of the same asset may appear if the Board 

member reported holding the asset in multiple accounts.

Kara Ayers (appointed September 2018)

Personal Associations

▬ Member of the Board of Directors of Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Employed by:

■ Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

■ Ivy Tech Community College

Financial Associations

None identified

Jennifer DeVoe (appointed September 2018)

Personal Associations

Member of the Board of Directors of

■ Family Medicine for America’s Health, LLC; American Academy of Family Physicians

■ National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Board on Health Care 

Services 

▬ Member of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Advisory Council

▬ Employed by the Oregon Health and Science University
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Financial Associations

None identified

Christopher Friese (appointed September 2018)

Personal Associations

▬ Employed by the University of Michigan

Financial Associations

None identified

Trent Haywood (appointed September 2018)

Personal Associations

▬ Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

▬ President, Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute 

Financial Associations

None identified

Michael Herndon (appointed September 2018)

Personal Associations

▬ Chief Medical Officer, Oklahoma Health Care Authority

Financial Associations

None identified

Michelle McMurry-Heath (appointed September 2018)

Personal Associations

▬ Worldwide Vice President for Global Regulatory Affairs, International Clinical 

Evidence, and Strategic Operations, Medical Device Companies, Johnson & 

Johnson.

▬ Governing Committee Chair, National Evaluation System for health Technology 

Coordinating Center (NESTcc) 

Financial Associations

None identified
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Janet Woodcock (appointed September 2018) 

Personal Associations

▬ Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Association

▬ Member of the Board, New England Journal of Medicine

Financial Associations

None identified