Congressional Testimony
Witness List
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Keith R. Yamamoto, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy, University of California San Francisco
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Esther Krofah, Executive Director, FasterCures and Center for Public Health at the Milken Institute
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Geoffrey Shiu Fei Ling, M.D., Ph.D. CEO, On Demand Pharmaceuticals; Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Admiral Brett P. Giroir, Former Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Brian James Miller, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H. Professor of Medicine, John Hopkins Medicine
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Esther Krofah
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Health
Esther Krofah is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has extensive experience managing efforts to unite diverse stakeholders to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve patients’ lives.
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