Jenny Luray

Senior Vice President of Strategy and Public Engagement

Jenny Luray is the Senior Vice President for Strategy and Public Engagement at Research!America, the U.S.-based nonprofit research advocacy alliance. While in leadership positions in government, industry, and the nonprofit sector, Jenny has championed a range of issues across the medical and public health ecosystems. This includes closing gaps in women’s health research, securing access to innovative diagnostic tests, safeguarding government-to-industry technology transfer and strengthening engagement between scientists and the public.

Jenny was Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, Legislative Director to Congresswoman Nita Lowey, and Deputy Assistant to the President in the Clinton White House.  She directed U.S. policy and government affairs for two global life science companies, BD and Abbott, and led the Susan G. Komen Advocacy Alliance as its president.

Jenny currently serves on the Brown University School of Public Health Board of Governors, Coalition for Trust in Health and Science Board of Directors, National Academy of Medicine Communications Advisory Group, and the Johns Hopkins University Alacrity Center for Health and Longevity in Mental Illness Community Advisory Board.  She earned a B.A. in Sociology from Brown University and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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