Sally C. Morton

Sally Morton is an academic leader and champion of research and development innovation. In her role as executive vice president of Knowledge Enterprise, she advances research priorities, oversees the university’s institutes and initiatives, and leads expansion of economic development, international development, corporate engagement and strategic partnerships, intellectual property and technology transfer, and scientific workforce development at scale. She is a leader of the university’s response to the CHIPS and Science Act, including the university’s semiconductor research and development focus, and coordinates the state’s Impact Arizona initiative across ASU.

Morton is internationally recognized in the use of statistics and data science to help patients, their families and health care providers make better health care decisions, and is an expert in evidence synthesis, particularly meta-analysis and patient-centered comparative effectiveness. She has been involved in health policy projects across a wide range of clinical and societal topics, such as back pain, health care quality, homelessness, mental health, and substance abuse. She has been involved in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine since 1996. She became an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2024, recognized for her pioneering contributions to clinical practice guidelines and health care interventions have reduced morbidity and mortality.