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Anthony Lakavage, J.D.

Anthony Lakavage, J.D.

Secretary for USP Convention, Secretary for Board of Trustees, Senior Vice President Global External Affairs
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Anthony Lakavage is Senior Vice President, Global External Affairs and, Secretary, USP Convention and Board of Trustees. In his role, Mr. Lakavage oversees Global Communications, U.S. and International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Global Stakeholder Engagement and the USP Quality Institute. He is the lead architect of the organization’s external engagement strategy and represents USP in a variety of forums involving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Congress, international regulatory authorities and ministries of health, professional and trade organizations, non-governmental organizations and the news media.

As secretary to the USP Convention, Mr. Lakavage works closely with the 450 member organizations comprising the USP Convention, which includes healthcare practitioner and patient organizations, industry associations, and governments. As Secretary to the Board, he supports the Board’s work on organization strategy, and financial and risk management. He is an officer of the USP Convention.

Mr. Lakavage has worked in numerous segments of the life sciences industry including the pharmaceutical, vaccine, medtech, and clinical laboratory sectors. His experience is geographically diverse and spans the U.S. federal and state level, Europe, global institutions and emerging markets.

Mr. Lakavage brings more than twenty years of demonstrated leadership in public affairs; public policy and government relations; and global health advocacy to his role at USP. A biopharmaceutical industry veteran, Mr. Lakavage has held a variety of US and international public policy and government affairs leadership roles for GlaxoSmithKline, Gilead Sciences, Chiron Corporation and Applied Biosystems. Prior to joining USP, Mr. Lakavage worked in the medical technology sector serving as Worldwide Vice President, Public Affairs, at Becton Dickinson. Earlier in his career, he worked for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Mark Singel and Missouri Congressman Alan Wheat.

Mr. Lakavage earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree, cum laude, in International Politics from Saint Joseph's University, and his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the Temple University School of Law–where he served on the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review staff. He is admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Supply Chain
 // June 13, 2023

Implementing regulatory reforms and investing in supply chain integrity for pandemic preparedness

Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic made long-standing medical product supply chain

Anthony Lakavage, J.D.
Anthony Lakavage, J.D.
Panel discussion at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s Medical Product Supply Chain Dialogue
Supply Chain
 // April 20, 2023

Standards support medicines supply chain resilience and the future of quality

It is not uncommon for people to sometimes take important things for granted, such as the quality

Anthony Lakavage, J.D.
Anthony Lakavage, J.D.
woman scientist in lab handing a piece of paper to someone
Supply Chain
 // January 23, 2023

Omnibus Spending Law: Provisions Will Bolster Medicines Supply Chain Insights and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Investments to create a more resilient medicines supply chain and prepare for future public healt

Anthony Lakavage, J.D.
Anthony Lakavage, J.D.
Capitol building in Washington, DC
Supply Chain
 // July 11, 2022

USP Convention Series: The supply chain imperative to fight AMR by conserving today’s antimicrobials and fostering innovations

In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared antimicrobial resistance (AMR) one of the t

Anthony Lakavage, J.D.
Anthony Lakavage, J.D.
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