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ARTICLE | Politics, Policy & Law

BIO: Two heads are better than one

Why BIO should consider recruiting two leaders to replace Jim Greenwood

October 12, 2019 1:56 AM UTC
Updated on Oct 14, 2019 at 4:21 PM UTC

The search for new leadership at BIO presents its board with generational opportunity to redefine the organization to ensure its relevance in a time of tumultuous political, technological and cultural change. The urgency for outside-the-box thinking has never been higher.

When BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood steps down next fall, the trade association’s board can start by replacing him with two leaders: a scientist or physician or patient who can serve as the public face of BIO’s innovation mission, and someone else who has the experience and skills necessary to influence Congress and the White House. ...