Hey, Spencer – Profile

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Full Name
Spencer Hey, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Executive Committee, Ethics & Regulation Core (ERC)

Primary title
Chief Scientific Officer
Primary Institution
Prism Analytic Technologies
Complete Titles

Chief Scientific Officer, Prism Analytic Technologies

Bio
Spencer Hey, PhD, is the co-founder and chief scientific officer of Prism Analytic Technologies, a data and analytics software company. Prior to founding Prism, he was a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Western Ontario and previously held a postdoctoral fellowship in the biomedical ethics unit at McGill University and a visiting scholarship at Oxford University. Dr. Hey’s research interests lie at the intersection of biomedical ethics and philosophy of science—with a focus on clinical trials and the ethical challenges that arise across the drug research and development enterprise. His published work has appeared in scientific, medical, bioethics, and philosophical venues, including Science Magazine, JAMA Internal Medicine, Neurology, The BMJ, PLoS Medicine, Journal of Medical Ethics, Hastings Center Report, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, and Philosophy of Science.
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