Next BIO CEO Needs Political Savvy, Greenwood Says

A scientist may provide a certain look, but understanding politics is more important to ensuring the health of the pharma industry, the outgoing president and CEO of BIO said in an interview.

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Outgoing BIO CEO Jim Greenwood said the politics of the job takes longer to learn than the science. • Source: Shutterstock

Jim Greenwood's primary requirement for a successor is that they be able to fight bad policy, the one thing that could potentially upset the US's position as a leader in the drug industry.

Greenwood, who is leaving as president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization after the 2020 election, said the job...

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