Nicolette Louissaint

Dr. Nicolette Louissaint serves as the Chief Policy Officer for the Healthcare Distribution Alliance. In this role, she leads the organization’s work to build policy solutions that reinforce the role of pharmaceutical distributors in the healthcare ecosystem. She previously served as the executive director and president of Healthcare Ready, a 501(c)(3) organization focused on strengthening the healthcare supply chain before, during, and after disasters and disease outbreaks. Prior to this, Nicolette served as the Senior Advisor to the U.S. State Department’s Special Coordinator for Ebola and as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. She served on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Advisory Council, as chair of the Equity Working Group. She serves on the Board of Directors for Project HOPE and the YMCA of Central Maryland.

Nicolette earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University, a PhD in Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.

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