Past Policy Advisory Council Meeting Speakers

Caroline Tucker, Health Policy Advisor for Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Andi Lipstein Fristedt, MPA, former Deputy Director and Chief Strategy Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jesse Roach, MD, Senior Vice President for Government Relations, National Kidney Foundation
Eric Gascho, Executive Director, Coalition for Health Funding
Jenny Luray, Senior Vice President for Strategy and Public Engagement, Research!America
Annie Kennedy, Chief of Policy, Advocacy, and Patient Engagement, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases

Kaveeta Vasisht, MD, Pharm.D, Associate Commissioner for Women’s Health at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Susannah Bernheim, MD, MHS Chief Quality Officer and Acting Chief Medical Officer at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)
Victoria Shanmugam, MBBS, MRCP, FACR, CCD, Director, Office of Autoimmune Disease Research , Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health

Emily Chew, MPH, Senior Advisor for Women’s Health, Division of Priority Populations, Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Amanda Borsky, DrPH, MPP, Scientific Program Manager, Women’s Health and Health Systems Research, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Lynette Hamlin, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Monica Webb Hooper, PhD, Deputy Director, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Andrea Stahl, PhD, Vice President, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF)
Gayle Vaday, PhD, Civilian Deputy Director, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command

Ryan Argentieri, MBA, Deputy Director, Office of Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Brittany Argote, Health Policy Associate, Thorn Run Partners
Kiri Bagley, MD, MPH, AAAS Science & Technology Fellow, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Jessie Howe Brairton, Senior Vice President, Thorn Run Partners
Yul Edwards, Partner, Thorn Run Partners
Elisabeth Myers, MBA, Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Laura Berkson, JD, Director, Office of Legislation, Public Policy, and Ethics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Richard Chapman, PhD, Chief Science Officer, Innovation and Value Initiative
Camille Fabiyi, PhD, MPH, Senior Advisor for Women’s Health and Gender Research, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Andi Fristedt, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs, Food and Drug Administration
Grace Graham, Chief Health Counsel, Health Subcommittee, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Jenny Luray, Vice President of Strategy and Communications, Research!America
Rachel Sherman, MD, MPH, FACP, President and Founding Partner, Rachel Sherman Partners, LLC

Linda Goler Blount, President and CEO, Black Women’s Health Imperative
Jennifer Bright, Executive Director, Innovation and Value Initiative
Esther Krofah, Executive Director, FasterCures
Yvette Venable, Vice President of Patient Engagement, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review

Sarah K. Emond, MPP, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review
Andrew Hu, MPP, Director, Public Policy and Government Relations, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Lisa Kaeser, JD, Director, Office of Legislation and Public Policy and Executive Secretary, Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant and Lactating Women (PRGLAC)
Rita Livadas, PharmD, MPH, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senator Michael Bennett (D-CO)

Carolyn Clancy, MD, MACP, Deputy Under Secretary for Discovery, Education, and Affiliate Networks, Veterans Health Administration
Joe Grogan, Associate Director, Health Programs, Office of Management and Budget
Jeff Lucas, Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
John M. O’Brien, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Health Policy), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Pujita Vaidya, MPH, Senior Advisor, Patient-Focused Drug Development Program, Office of the Center Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Daniel Zawitoski, Chief of Staff, Representative Scott Peters (D-CA)

Eleanor M. Perfetto, PhD, MS, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, National Health Council
Josh Seidman, PhD, MHS, Senior Vice President, Avalere Health