Margaret A. Anderson, M.A. (2014)
Margaret A. Anderson is executive director of FasterCures/The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions, an "action tank" working to improve the medical research system — to speed up the time it takes to get important new medicines from discovery to patients. She defines the organization's strategic priorities and positions on key issues, develops its programmatic portfolio, and manages its operations. In her role, she helps bring sectors together to facilitate collaboration and ensures policies are in place to promote medical progress.
In 2011, the Clinical Research Forum recognized Anderson with an award for leadership in public advocacy, a testament to the positive impact of her leadership and FasterCures' vital role in improving the medical research system. Anderson is president of the Alliance for a Stronger Food and Drug Administration, and she co-chairs the eHealth Initiative's Council on Data and Research. She served as a board member of the Council for American Medical Innovation and the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, she currently is a board member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation Government Affairs Committee and the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Drug Discovery, Development and Translation.
She joined FasterCures after five years at the Academy for Educational Development, where she was the deputy director and a team leader in the Center on AIDS & Community Health. Prior to that, Anderson was program director for the Society for Women’s Health Research, health science analyst at the American Public Health Association, and an analyst and project director at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment.
Anderson holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in science, technology and public policy from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
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