Commercial Central IRB Chair and clinical research operations leader with more than two decades across sponsor, CRO, site, and central IRB functions.

Executive IRB Chair of Univo IRB, an AAHRPP-accredited commercial central IRB, and a Fellow of the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. Cyrus founded Glenwood Ethical Research Advisory to make senior-level IRB and regulatory counsel available to sponsors, CROs, sites, and investigators who need more than a compliance checklist. At Univo, he leads board operations, reviewer governance, regulatory review, and service delivery across drug, biologic, and medical device programs, with a remit that extends to policy development, reviewer infrastructure, and resource planning. He represents the organization during FDA inspections, AAHRPP site visits, sponsor audits, and other high-stakes regulatory and quality engagements. His background includes clinical monitoring, sponsor-side clinical operations, and CRO leadership, where he worked on protocol compliance, regulatory adherence, safety documentation, and trial master file management across Phase 1 through 3 programs. He also served for several years as a non-affiliated scientific board member at a major commercial IRB, reviewing drug, biologic, and device studies across full-board, expedited, and exempt pathways. This background spans sponsor, CRO, monitoring, and commercial IRB roles, and informs his approach to research oversight, regulatory strategy, and clinical operations. He also holds a bioethics fellowship through the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. His credentials include an MS in Clinical Research, an MBA, and ACRP certifications as a Certified Project Manager, Certified Medical Device Professional, and Certified Clinical Research Associate. He is also a registered nurse with a background in neonatal critical care and emergency medicine.