John is the President and co-founder of TMG. His responsibilities, in addition to directing TMG's strategic development, include contract review and negotiation, new investigator recruitment, site training, site SOP implementation and management, and study-specific site selection. 

John has acted as a visiting instructor for the Humber College post-graduate Clinical Research program, has spoken for the Clinical Research Association of Canada, and has represented Canadian sites internationally as a panelist at the International Clinical Trials Conference in Washington, DC.

John has 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.  Prior to founding TMG, he was a pharmaceutical sales representative for Hoechst Canada (now Aventis), achieving top-ten awards on two occasions. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo with an honours degree in science.

Since joining TMG in 2000, Shawn Keown has held the position of General Manager Operations.  Shawn is primarily responsible for new business development as well as the ongoing day-to-day operational aspects of the organization.  He is also a key player in helping define TMG’s strategic direction. 

Prior to TMG, Shawn worked as a Principal Consultant for the pharmaceutical practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers (since acquired by IBM Consulting).  In that role, Shawn successfully worked with numerous multinational pharmaceutical companies to improve processes and help formulate strategic decisions.  He also has experience as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Hoechst-Roussel Canada (now Aventis).

Shawn has also held positions at St. Michael’s Hospital and The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

Shawn has a Master of Business Administration from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario.

Scott is the co-founder and Vice President of Trial Management Group Inc. Scott’s primary responsibilities with TMG include financial operations and business development as well as contributing to the overall operations of the company.

Prior to TMG Scott spent over ten years working in the pharmaceutical industry, concluding in a hospital sales representative position with Parke-Davis (now Pfizer).

Scott graduated from the University of Guelph with a double business major in Management Economics.

He is currently a member of ACRP.