Vice President and Global Therapeutic Area Head

Michael George

Michael George

Michael George, MBBS, MRCP, MFPM, is the Global Therapeutic Area Head at Fortrea.

His areas of expertise include global strategic clinical drug development and portfolio and program management across multiple therapeutic areas, including immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and women’s health.

He has more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and CRO industry, having held numerous posts of increasing seniority across all phases of clinical drug development in various therapeutic areas and pharmacovigilance with both regional and global responsibility. At Fortrea, Michael is responsible for medical portfolio oversight, executive governance and clinical business development. He has authored several articles in the areas of IMID development, hypertension, heart failure, diabetic retinopathy and neuro-endocrine modulation.