CRD Associates, LLC is pleased to announce that Erin Will Morton, MA, has joined our team as Senior Vice President. In addition to representing the National Independent Laboratory Association and the American Association of Bioanalysts, Ms. Morton will head the firm’s global health practice, which includes working with global health product development partnerships on domestic and global health policy and advocacy. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Morton was Director of External Affairs at the TB Alliance in New York City, where she managed advocacy and donor relations.
Bringing over ten years of advocacy experience to CRD Associates, Ms. Morton specializes in global health research funding, patient advocacy, and Medicare reimbursement. Her global health expertise includes tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases, and drug development. Erin was Director of the Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) where she led advocacy in the US and globally to sustain and strengthen investments in global health research and product development. She also spearheaded a strategic rebranding for GHTC. As a Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor to the District Policy Group at Drinker Biddle, Ms. Morton provided strategic guidance to global and domestic health care clients, and represented the interests of patients, health care providers, and researchers before the US Congress and federal agencies. Ms. Morton began her career at NARAL Pro-Choice America, where she coordinated grassroots efforts for congressional campaigns.
Ms. Morton holds a master’s degree in American Government from the Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Dickinson College.