Michael Rutherford Email and Phone Number

Currently serving as Interim President/ CEO of ISPE and ISPE Foundation - Prior to accepting this position, Mike was the Immediate Past Chair of the ISPE International Board Executive Committee and Board of Directors after serving as the Chair, ISPE International Board of Directors 2022-2023.  He has also served as a Director and Executive Committee member on the ISPE Foundation Board of Directors. Mike has more than 36 years of experience as a pharmaceutical industry quality professional and more than 20 years of membership with ISPE.In November 2023, Mike retired from Syneos Health as Executive Director, Quality Assurance, Computer Systems Quality and Data Integrity where he was responsible globally for computer systems quality and data integrity.  He previously retired from Eli Lilly and Company in 2017 where he held numerous technical, administrative, and operational leadership roles within the Laboratory, Quality, and Medicines Development Unit. He is recognized as a global technical expert in ER/ES, data integrity, computer systems validation and quality, as well as laboratory automation and laboratory informatics.  He has a BS degree in Chemistry from Delaware Valley University, and an MS degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Kentucky.

Retired from Syneos Health on 9 Nov 2023 after almost 6 years as Executive Director - Quality Assurance - Computer Systems Quality and Data Integrity. Previously retired from Eli Lilly in 2017 after almost 30 years in various quality, technical, and leadership roles.

I retired from Eli Lilly and Company at the end of 2017 after 29+ years in a variety of quality and computer systems related roles. Joined Syneos Health on January 15, 2018, heading up their computer system quality and data integrity efforts. I remain active in ISPE and GAMP, serving as an ISPE Director on their International Board, a member of the GAMP Global and Americas Steering Committees, the sponsor of the GAMP Data Integrity SIG and the Cloud SIG, and help drive ISPE activities related to data integrity. I also serve as the Chair for the 2019 ISPE Annual Meeting and Expo.