Ebony Scott
Board Member

Ebony Scott is currently in the role of Senior Manager, Patient & Community Engagement Digital Optimization on the RWE Clinical Trials team at the Walgreens Boots Alliance. For 15+ years she has led and collaborated on research initiatives that systematically address health disparities, inequities, and the underrepresentation of communities of color in research.

Prior to her current role, she led the health equity efforts at the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), and its clinical trials management affiliate Lupus Therapeutics (LT) as the Director of Health Equity. One of the major initiatives she developed at LRA/LT was Project CHANGE by LT: Community-based Health Action Network to Generate Trial Participation and Eliminate Disparities, a community-based approach in targeting health inequities and disparities that negatively impact participation in lupus clinical trials among African American/Black lupus patients.

Ebony began her career as a research assistant at Weill Cornell Medical College within the Center for Integrative Medicine. Later, she held the roles of research coordinator and program manager in the Division of Comparative Effectiveness and Decision Science within the Department of Population Health at New York University School of Medicine. At both academic institutions, Ebony led the recruitment efforts, implementation, and management of research initiatives that targeted traditionally underserved and most vulnerable populations which addressed health disparities in New York City. Following, Ebony was a member of the Economic Mobility, Housing, and Communities policy area at MDRC in the dual role of resource manager and research associate. There she collaborated across policy areas to complete projects and programs aimed at improving financial security and increasing access to training/educational supports for adults nationwide. As a member of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advocacy Council (JEDI AC) she collaborated with colleagues across levels of personal and professional expertise to raise awareness, advocate for, and celebrate diversity and equity within the workplace. Furthermore, she was responsible for the management of federal and foundation-funded research initiatives.

Ebony earned a BA in psychology and criminology from Notre Dame of Maryland University in 2009 and in 2015 graduated from Fordham University with a MSEd in mental health counseling.