Dan Leonard is president of the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC), which sponsors and participates in research on the appropriate use of pharmaceuticals and the clinical and economic value of pharmaceutical innovation. NPC's research contributes to the scientific foundation for informed discussions about health care access, coverage, appropriate use and value. Under Leonard's leadership, NPC is expanding its focus on evidence-based medicine to support research addressing the generation, evaluation and application of evidence. In this capacity, Leonard leads NPC in bringing the pharmaceutical industry's technical expertise and applied scientific knowledge to considerations of evidence-based medicine, comparative effectiveness reviews, evaluation and application. Prior to coming to NPC, Leonard served as executive vice president of advocacy and professional services for America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the trade association representing companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans. He received his bachelor's degree in journalism from Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, and a master's in government from Johns Hopkins University.
