Leadership

Vincent Woody

Chief Strategy and Growth Officer

Mr. Woody is an experienced management consulting and information technology executive with deep expertise in large client management, program/project management, solution and P&L delivery responsibilities, sales/business development, and capture. Over the course of a very successful 30-year career with IBM, he held various executive sales and consulting leadership positions within the products and global services divisions spanning numerous industries. Since then, he has held executive positions for other industry leaders such as Vangent/GDIT, Accenture, and MAXIMUS, developing, selling, and delivering solutions and capabilities with a focus on Federal (HHS, DHA, VA, DOD), State, and commercial public health and healthcare initiatives.

Vince is a proven leader in developing and leading sales and delivery teams, developing and delivering new solutions, establishing a market presence for new services and winning customers from competition. He graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

Denise Davis

Chief Human Resources Officer

As Chief Human Resources Officer for IHRC, Ms. Davis is responsible for developing and overseeing IHRC’s Human Resources Strategy including talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, labor relations, employee relations, and diversity and inclusion. Ms. Davis has over 19 years of human resources experience with expertise in talent management, labor law, regulatory compliance, and human resources administration in both local and global companies. She also has extensive experience supporting government contracts.

Denise holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Sociology from Pace University in New York and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Stephen A. Morse, PhD

Senior Scientific Advisor

Dr. Morse is known for his impactful contributions to the fields of infectious diseases, genomics, and public health. He joined IHRC in 2016, after a successful 30-year career at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Stephen brings over 50 years of experience in academia and federal government combined. In his role as a Senior Scientific Advisor, he is responsible for providing scientific and technical guidance, expertise, and oversight across our cross-functional portfolios and establishing scientific collaborations with other experts in the field.

He began a career in academia in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Harvard School of Public Health and at Oregon Health Sciences University. In 1984, he became the Director of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Laboratory Program in the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) at the CDC. During his career at CDC, he held several other high-level positions. He was appointed to the Senior Biomedical Research Service, U. S. Public Health Service, in 1997 and remained a member until his retirement in 2014. Among his major accomplishments were the establishment of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) and the Select Agent Regulation.

Stephen has received several prestigious awards, including the McLaughlin Medal from UTMB, the Harriet Hylton Barr Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Public Health; HHS Equal Opportunity Achievement Award; and the McDade Citation for Lifetime Scientific Achievement, CDC. He has published more than 340 articles and chapters and is currently an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Stephen received his PhD from UNC and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Georgia.