HOV Executive Team

OWEN GARRICK, M.D., MBA
Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Owen Garrick joined HOV Clinical Research Inc. in 2006 as Chief Operating Officer and Director. He has overall responsibility for the Clinical Trials and Investigator Training business units. HOV is the leading company focused on increasing the participation of ethnic minority investigators and patients in pharmaceutical sponsored clinical trials. In addition to profit & loss responsibility for the business units, Dr. Garrick has oversight of all financial, administrative, and legal aspects of the parent company, and serves on the board of directors as corporate secretary.

Dr. Garrick was formerly Director of Corporate Strategy and M&A at McKesson Corporation. He led McKesson's effort in vertical integration and was responsible for evaluating and managing new initiatives and business opportunities for the Pharmaceutical division. His responsibilities included overseeing market analysis, monitoring competitive activity and defining vision, strategies, and tactics for the company. Dr. Garrick also provided leadership in the planning, designing and integration of acquired business. Some of his key accomplishments included the $450M acquisition of D&K Healthcare, the launch of McKesson's Generic Drugs Telesales Business Unit, and the development and launch of McKesson's Drug Adherence Business.

Prior to McKesson, Dr. Garrick was the Executive Director and Global Head of M&A Negotiations at Novartis Pharmaceuticals. In this position he structured, negotiated and closed both M&A and complex license transactions. He specifically oversaw small and medium size company acquisitions, hybrid equity/license right deals, mature product divestments, and venture investments in biotechnology companies.

Previously he spent four years at Goldman Sachs in New York, functioning as an investment advisor working with private healthcare companies as they sought to grow, raise capital, and perform initial public offerings. Dr. Garrick earned his MD from the Yale School of Medicine and his MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He holds an AB in Psychology from Princeton University and continues to be an active alumnus, serving on the national fundraising board.

Dr. Garrick also serves on several boards and professional committees, including Cartagen Molecular Systems, the New York Blood Center, the American Medical Association Foundation, and the Partnership for Clear Health Communication.

He is married to Dr. Jocelyn Garrick, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco where she practices Emergency Medicine. They reside in Oakland Heights, CA with their two sons.