# Chris Decker

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## TL;DR

Leads CDISC, the non-profit that sets the clinical trial data standards required by FDA and PMDA, including oncology-specific therapeutic area guides.

## Summary

Chris Decker is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC). CDISC develops global standards such as SDTM, ADaM and CDASH that structure clinical trial data for regulatory submission, along with therapeutic-area user guides for cancers including breast, prostate and lung. He previously held senior roles in clinical data science and standards implementation in industry.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; data standards; regulation
- Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Specialisms: Clinical data standards; Clinical trial data interoperability; Regulatory submissions

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://www.cdisc.org/leadership-team

## Connected records

- institutions: [Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium](https://onco.cc/institutions/cdisc/)
- terms: [BLA / NDA / MAA (marketing applications) and PDUFA dates](https://onco.cc/terms/bla-nda/)

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