Clara MacKay has 20 years of experience in cancer advocacy, is CEO of World Ovarian Cancer Coalition, a founding member of World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition, and Chair of Cancer 52.

CEO of the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Clara MacKay has nearly 20 years of experience in cancer advocacy, including senior-level positions in UK organizations covering ovarian, pancreatic, bowel, prostate and breast cancer. Clara was a founding member of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition and Chair of Cancer 52 – a network of nearly 100 cancer groups representing the interests of rare and less common cancers. In 2015 she was appointed to an Independent Cancer Taskforce established by NHS England to develop a five-year strategy for cancer services. After 25 years in the UK, Clara returned to her native Nova Scotia, Canada in 2016. Clara was recently appointed Chair of the national Canadian charity Craig’s Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society.

The World Ovarian Cancer Coalition is a global not-for-profit that works to ensure that every woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer has the best chance of survival and the best quality of life possible. The Coalition works with a network of more than 160 patient advocacy partner organizations across 47 countries.

Clara MacKay has nearly 20 years of experience in cancer advocacy, including senior level positions in UK organizations covering ovarian, pancreatic, bowel, prostate and breast cancer. She is CEO of the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition and was a founding member of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition and Chair of Cancer 52.