The Revolving Door
A verified database of regulators who became employees of the companies they regulated. Public trust is the first casualty.
Timeline of Influence (1997 - 2022)
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Julie Gerberding
Scott Gottlieb
Stephen Hahn
Alex Azar
Robert Califf
Mark McClellan
James C. Smith
Elias Zerhouni
Margaret Hamburg
Thomas Frieden
Robert Redfield
Andy Slavitt
Lester Crawford
Andrew von Eschenbach
Jane Henney
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Julie Gerberding
CDC ↔ Merck
Scott Gottlieb
FDA ↔ Pfizer
Stephen Hahn
FDA ↔ Moderna
Alex Azar
HHS ↔ Eli Lilly
Robert Califf
FDA ↔ Verily (Google)
Mark McClellan
FDA ↔ Johnson & Johnson
James C. Smith
Media (Reuters) ↔ Pfizer
Elias Zerhouni
NIH ↔ Sanofi
Margaret Hamburg
FDA ↔ Henry Schein
Thomas Frieden
CDC ↔ Private NGO
Robert Redfield
CDC ↔ Vir Biotechnology
Andy Slavitt
CMS ↔ UnitedHealth
Lester Crawford
FDA ↔ Pharma Lobby
Andrew von Eschenbach
FDA ↔ BioTime
Jane Henney
FDA ↔ AstraZeneca
Julie Gerberding
Career Trajectory
Public Service
CDC Director (2002-2009)
The Switch
Private Profit
President of Merck Vaccines (2010)
Conflict of Interest
Approved Merck's Gardasil vaccine while at CDC. One year after leaving, she became President of Merck's vaccine division, reportedly selling her stock options for millions.