Robert Hanlon

Affiliation

Chief Operating Officer, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Committee membership

CIHR Audit Committee

Biography

Mr. Hanlon has served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), since it was founded on April 1, 2001. From 1988 to 2001 Robert held various administrative positions with the Loeb Health Research Institute (LHRI), at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, including Chief Administrative Officer from 1996 to 2001. He has played a key role in the spin out of various technologies from the LHRI and OHRI. He is a recipient of the 2004 Ottawa Life Sciences Council Entrepreneurial Award. Robert earned a BSc with honours in Biology in 1983 and a Master of Health Administration in 1985 from the University of Ottawa. He is past president of the Canadian Society of Research Administrators (2002-2004), and served as member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Research Administrators from 2002 to 2006. Robert is a member of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation Board Finance and Audit Committee and a member of the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation - Life Sciences Advisory Board.