United States securities and exchange commission logo July 28, 2020 Judd Hartman Executive Vice President PPD, Inc. 929 North Front Street Wilmington, NC 28401 Re: PPD, Inc. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted July 20, 2020 CIK No. 0001793294 Dear Mr. Hartman: This is to advise you that we do not intend to review your registration statement. We request that you publicly file your registration statement no later than 48 hours prior to the requested effective date and time. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Nicholas Lamparski at (202) 551-4695 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: William Brentani