Commissioner Succession Plan? Abernethy As Gottlieb’s Number Two Offers One Option

Gottlieb’s choice of Amy Abernethy as US FDA principal deputy could set her up to succeed him, should the need arise. CDER’s Cavazzoni will fill the post on temporary basis, elevating her profile within agency.

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US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s choice of Flatiron Health Inc. executive Amy Abernethy as his principal deputy commissioner to success a retiring Rachel Sherman offers one potential succession plan, should he decide to eventually leave the agency.

In Abernethy, Gottlieb brings to FDA an individual whose background neatly overlaps with much of the agency’s leadership over the...

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