Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes is a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and holds multiple senior roles across academia and healthcare. He is a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, a lecturer at Harvard Law School, and co-chair of Harvard's Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center. Since 1999, he has taught at the Yale School of Medicine. Previously, he served as Senior Associate Provost for Research at Harvard University, founded HIV treatment programs in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Botswana, and held leadership roles at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and New York health departments. He currently co-chairs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Subcommittee on Harmonization of Research Regulations and participates in NIH's HIV Prevention Trials Network Ethics Working Group.

Education: B.A. from Bennington College (1981), J.D. from Yale Law School (1984), LL.M. from Columbia Law School (1991).

Research focuses on legal frameworks for biomedical innovation, global health governance, and ethical challenges in clinical research. His work bridges law, public health, and healthcare policy, particularly in cross-border clinical trials and infectious disease management.

Professional Activities: Active in federal regulatory harmonization, global health program development, and institutional research compliance. Served as executive leader in major hospitals and universities, emphasizing alignment between legal standards and healthcare delivery.