Established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is a non-profit, independent organization comprised of a board of governors  with 21 members chosen from areas of industry, government, and advocacy.  PCORI is headed by the director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or their designees.  Nineteen members of the board of governors are appointed to 2, 4, and 6 year terms, respectively. PCORI also consists of a 17 member methodology committee focused on advancing the science and methodology of comparative effectiveness research. 

Full listing of PCORI Board of Governors

Full listing of PCORI Methodology Committee Members

PCORI's mission is to provide doctors and patients with science driven data to support the best prevention, treatment, and care options available to individual patients.  While the research produced by PCORI is meant to inform stakeholders, no suggestions made by the board can be or should be construed as mandates for care.

You can learn more about PCORI at http://pcori.org/home.html