HPTN Leadership Group

The HPTN Leadership is composed of two governing committees: the Executive Committee (EC) and the Prevention Management Group (PMG).

The Executive Committee, under the direction of the HPTN PI as its chair, with the assistance of the NIH Consortium, sets the research priorities of the HPTN and directs its scientific activities. Through its members serving as liaisons to each scientific committee (SC) and working group (WG), the EC assures that the specific areas of prevention science addressed by the individual SC/WG are effectively coordinated. The EC:

More than half of the members are affiliated with Clinical Trials Units (CTUs).

The Prevention Management Group is responsible for operational decision-making and management of the Network. The PMG advises and recommends action to the EC on a wide range of scientific and management issues.