Michael joined EURORDIS in March 2019 as Chief Operating Officer, based in the Paris office.
As COO he is responsible for the oversight, support, coordination, development and scale-up of EURORDIS Operations, Programmes and Projects covering the following areas: research infrastructures and clinical research; therapeutic development, information and access to medicines; healthcare and European Reference Networks; social services and integrated care; online patient communities and social media; patient advocates’ capacity building; information and communication; and resource development. His role is to ensure that these activities are strategically meaningful, impactful and cost-effective; positioned within the mission, values and strategy of EURORDIS and involve the right partners and stakeholders.
Before joining EURORDIS, Michael worked in Patient Safety for NHS England/NHS Improvement and the NHS National Patient Safety Agency in the United Kingdom.
Michael holds a Master’s degree from King’s College London and BA from Boston College.
Telephone: +33 1 56 53 52 67
Email: michael.wilbur@eurordis.org