Angel Akinbinu is the Senior Director of Clinical Trial Diversity at Syneos Health, where she leads the strategy development and implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical trials. Prior to joining Syneos, she worked in both CROs and large pharma, creating and executing patient recruitment and retention strategies, later transitioning to work focused on increasing representation and access for underrepresented patient populations in clinical trials.
She has worked in multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, infectious disease and vaccines, neuroscience, and immunology. Angel earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton University and Master of Arts in Criminology & Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. She lives in the Raleigh, NC area with her husband and two children.