George Gasparis is the President of The PEER Consulting Group, LLC. With over 35 years of experience in the conduct, administration, review, and compliance oversight of research, Mr. Gasparis provides expert consultation for HRPPs, IRBs, and principal investigators/research teams. His prior positions included Asst. VP and Sr. Asst. Dean for Research Ethics at Columbia University from 2003-2012 and the Director, Division of Assurances & Quality Improvement at OHRP from 1996-2003. He has also served as the Director, The George Washington University Medical Center IRB and Research Pharmacy after serving as a Data Manager for over 40 clinical trials at GWUMC.