Former USFDA boss Scott Gottlieb to join Pfizer board

Dr Scott Gottlieb is also an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

New Delhi: Drugmaker Pfizer has recently announced the election of Dr Scott Gottlieb to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr Gottlieb, age 47, was also appointed to the Regulatory and Compliance Committee and the Science and Technology Committee of Pfizer’s Board.

Dr Gottlieb, a physician and medical policy expert, is currently a Special Partner of New Enterprise Associations, Inc.’s healthcare investment team and a Resident Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute. He served as the 23rd Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2017 to 2019.

Prior to serving as Commissioner, Dr Gottlieb held several roles in the public and private sectors, including serving as the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs and as a Senior Adviser to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where he helped implement the Medicare drug benefit, advance policies to improve healthcare quality and promote the effective use of new medical technologies.

Dr Gottlieb is also an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Dr Gottlieb received a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University and an M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Commenting on the appointment, Ian Read, Pfizer Executive Chairman said, “We are fortunate to have Dr Gottlieb join Pfizer’s Board of Directors.”

“Scott’s expertise in health care, public policy and the industry will be an asset to our company and enable our shareholders to continue to benefit from a Board representing a balance of experience, competencies and perspectives, ” Ian added.

“We welcome Dr Gottlieb to Pfizer’s Board of Directors,” said Dr Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chief Executive Officer.

“Through his work as a physician and his time at the FDA, Scott has continually demonstrated an understanding of both patients’ needs and the rapidly changing dynamics of biopharmaceutical research and development, ” Albert added.

Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time.

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