John O'Brien, PharmD, MPH

CEO (former HHS Senior Advisor for Drug Pricing and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy) at National Pharmaceutical Council

Speaker

John O'Brien, PharmD, MPH, is President and CEO of the National Pharmaceutical Council. NPC serves patients and society with policy-relevant research on the value of patient access to innovative medicines and the importance of scientific advancement.

His experience spanning the private sector, academia, and government gives him a unique perspective on the business risk of public policy. He was senior advisor to the Health and Human Services Secretary for drug pricing and deputy assistant secretary of planning and evaluation in the previous Trump administration; a career official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; a health policy fellow in the Senate; and held senior policy positions in the life sciences and managed care industries.