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Cynthia Guinn, MA, is the chief operating officer for Banner Research. In her role, she oversees, coordinates, and facilitates the operation of all scientific, clinical and administrative programs within Research. She is responsible for the organization’s efficiency, responsiveness, scientific and clinical productivity, and compliance with applicable standards for the conduct of research. Cynthia previously served as executive director of Oregon Research Institute for seventeen years where she oversaw a research program that was funded by more than $20 million per year in competitive research grants and included hundreds of employees. During her tenure, she assembled an outstanding management team, created highly innovative and technologically advanced business solutions, developed the operational procedures needed to ensure the program’s financial and regulatory accountability, and lead an organization that regularly made the Top 5 Businesses and Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon List, making No 1 in 2011. She has a master in Organizational Management, and is currently in a doctoral program in Organizational Development and Innovation.
