Alyssa O'Grady

Alyssa O'Grady is a seasoned professional in clinical research, currently serving as Vice President at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research since February 2015, with a progressive career trajectory that includes roles such as Director, Senior Associate Director, Associate Director, Research Partnerships Officer, and Research Programs Officer. Prior experience includes a Quality Assurance Internship at Pepperidge Farm, an internship at Mesoblast focusing on various departments within a stem cell-oriented biotech firm, and research assistant positions at Queens College and Stony Brook University, where projects involved organic synthesis. Alyssa O'Grady holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Harvard University, completed in 2014, and graduated with an Advanced Regents Diploma from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School in 2010.