Jennifer McGee

Senior Vice President, Global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies

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Jennifer is Senior Vice President and Global Chief Compliance Officer at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, responsible for implementing and evolving a comprehensive compliance program, including privacy and information security, for more than 60 affiliate companies in more than 25 countries. She joined Otsuka in January 2011 as Senior Compliance Counsel, became the US Chief Compliance Officer in 2015, and took on the challenge to stand up a global program in 2020. Prior to joining Otsuka, Jennifer spent 7 ½ years as a litigation attorney in the White Collar Group at the Washington, D.C. office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, focused on the representation of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in government investigations. Jennifer also served on active duty in the US Army for more than 13 years, which included among other things, serving as a paratrooper and trying more than 70 felony cases. After 27 years of combined active and reserve service, Jennifer retired from the Army Reserve in 2017. Jennifer is active in the broader compliance community, serving as a frequent panelist on compliance topics, and as Co-chair of the Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum from 2016-2020.

Her innovative approach to compliance has been featured in Forbes magazine and Pharmaceutical Executive magazine. She is also the executive sponsor of Otsuka’s Network of Otsuka Women, a board member of Otsuka Precision Health, and was recognized with the Luminary Award from the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.