Following a career as a clinical psychologist, Doug Peddicord came to Capitol Hill as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Congressional Fellow in 1994. With policy expertise in the conduct and regulatory oversight of clinical trials, Dr. Peddicord serves as Executive Director of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations. Dr. Peddicord speaks frequently on the subject of the particular role of clinical research companies (along with the sponsor, investigator, IRB, and regulator) in the system that provides for the protection of human research participants, as well as on broader issues relating to the conduct of clinical research, including health information privacy and the globalization of clinical trials.