Alex Azar Biography

Alex Michael Azar Jr. is the U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is an American politician, lawyer, as well as retired pharmaceutical exec. Azar is the former Founder and Chairman of Seraphim Strategies, LLC, a strategic consultancy firm that advises biopharmaceutical and health insurance businesses on biopharmaceutical sales, advertising, sales prices, repayment, availability, as well as allocation, and also federal and state health policies. Azar previously served as The President of Lilly United States of America, LLC, the biggest association of global biopharmaceutical leader Eli Lilly and Corporation, generating over $10 billion in revenue, nearly half of Lilly's global revenue, for 5 years (2012-2017). (2016). Azar's obligations included leadership of Lilly USA, LLC, the legal entity that houses the company's entire United States commercial venture: the United States Biomedicines, Diabetes, as well as Oncology lines of business. He also had the direct authority of U.S. Biomedicines, the affiliate's biggest division, which included men's health, neuroscience, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular health, pain, autoimmune disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Managed Healthcare Facilities. From 2009 to 2011, Azar was vice-chairman of Lilly's United States Customized Healthcare Services and Puerto Rico. In 2007, he was appointed executive vice president of company affairs as well as communications at Lilly. Prior to joining Lilly, Azar served as the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (2005-2007), where he was the number 2 official & CFO for the biggest civilian cabinet division in the United States, with a $698 billion budget and over sixty-six thousand employees disclosing to him. He was General Counsel at HHS from 2001 to 2005. Azar graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA degree summa cum laude in government & economics in 1988 and from Yale University with a law degree in 1991. Following law school, he worked as a clerk for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. Azar is a member of the boards of directors of HMS Holding Company (NASDAQ: HMSY), the American Committee on Germany (Chairman of the Strategic Planning Board), as well as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. He earlier joined the board of the Biotechnology Innovation Institution (BIO) (Executive Committee & Reimbursement Committee Co-Chairman), the Healthcare Leadership Committee (Treasurer), the National Organization of Automakers, as well as the Indianapolis Airport Police (president of the HR Committee).

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