Experience

Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Klick

• Canada
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • Jun 2020 - Jan 2023



Hill+Knowlton Strategies

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Vice President

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2020

  I lead a global consulting and communications practice in healthcare and life sciences. Our partners include companies, nonprofit organizations, and healthcare providers. Major responsibilities: - Providing strategic direction to a staff of over 200 professionals in 86 offices in 49 countries. - Leadership on healthcare and the life sciences for a global communications and consulting company. - Designing communications strategies globally to achieve impact for clients that include governments, NGOs, life sciences companies, hospitals, and firms across the healthcare sector. - Speaking and writing on health care and life sciences topics in professional conferences and public events. Show less



WPP Health & Wellness - http://wpphealth.com/

• Greater New York City Area

• Chief Officer for Policy & Public Affairs

  • May 2017 - May 2020



Malaria No More

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • 2011 - 2013

  Led a non-profit organization dedicated to ending deaths from malaria through advocacy, mass communication, and direct programs. Major accomplishments: - Led initiatives that included international advocacy, behavioral change communications programs in Africa, innovative finance, and direct donation of malaria commodities. - Represented Malaria No More in testifying before Congress, on national television, in national print media, and in public speaking engagements. - Managed a staff of 35 in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Yaoundé and N’Djamena, with additional contractors in Dakar and Dar es Salaam. - Established or expanded partnerships with the Exxon Mobil Foundation, Sumitomo Chemical, Novartis, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Show less



Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director, Global Health Policy & Advocacy

  • 2010 - 2011

  Had primary responsibility for the interactions of the Global Health program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with governments worldwide. Major accomplishments: - Set strategic priorities for and managed a $22 million grant portfolio with awards in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Managed staff in Seattle, London, and Washington. - Represented the Gates Foundation to political leaders up to the level of Head of State. - Negotiated a $63 million funding agreement for polio eradication involving the Gates Foundation and the governments of Japan and Pakistan. - Negotiated a $90 million partnership for polio vaccination between the Gates Foundation and the government of Australia, announced at a special session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in Perth, featuring the Presidents or Prime Ministers of Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Pakistan, and Nigeria. Show less



United States Senate

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Staff Director for Health -- Senate HELP Committee

  • 1999 - 2010

  Working in the US Senate was a joy and a privilege. During my service there, I developed policy, wrote and negotiated Congressional approval of Federal healthcare laws, including: - The Affordable Care Act, the U.S. national health reform law (known as “Obamacare”), to bring quality, affordable health care to 30 million Americans. - PEPFAR, the US global initiative on AIDS, TB, and malaria. - The Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act, the Bioterrorism Act and related laws, which strengthened America’s preparedness for biological attacks and naturally occurring pandemics after the September 11th attacks. - The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which protects against discriminatory action on the basis of genetic information in insurance and employment. - The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which helped set US policy for human embryonic stem cell research. - The FDA Amendments Act, to provide funds for FDA drug and device review and to establish a new comprehensive drug safety oversight system. Show less



Harvard Medical School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Fellow

  • Sep 2002 - Jun 2004

  I held a joint appointment as visiting faculty member at Harvard Medical School while serving as a legislative fellow for the Senate. At Harvard, I lectured and consulted on health policy legislative issues. I held a joint appointment as visiting faculty member at Harvard Medical School while serving as a legislative fellow for the Senate. At Harvard, I lectured and consulted on health policy legislative issues.