FDA's Role Players

FDACommissioner Margaret Hamburg has reached out to FDA veterans, including some who had careers on Capitol Hill and in industry, as well as an outspoken drug industry critic and a prominent bioethicist, to fill second- and third-tier positions that will be charged with translating her strategies and policy priorities into action.

In seeking competent managers with deep FDA experience, Hamburg hasn't shied away from individuals who have been critical of the agency, or from those who have worked for regulated industry...