Jeff Kohout is a Senior Director of Specialty Pharmacy and leads a team of National Account Directors responsible for managing accounts throughout the AstraZeneca Specialty Pharmacy network. Jeff joined AstraZeneca in 2004 and has held various leadership roles in Sales, Commercial Operations, Marketing, Leadership and Team Development, and Market Access. Prior to AstraZeneca, Jeff worked for Élan Pharmaceuticals where he held multiple roles throughout the Commercial Organization. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Rochester.

Taren Grom is CoFounder of PharmaLinx LLC, a multi-media publishing company founded in February 2001, and editor in chief of PharmaVOICE magazine, which was launched into the market in July 2001. Previous to this, she was Editor of Med Ad News, R&D Directions, and PharmaBusiness. With more than 25 years of experience covering the life-sciences industry, she has extensive knowledge of the issues and trends — from molecule to market — impacting the industry. Grom is also a dedicated volunteer for the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA), having served on multiple committees for more than 18 years, including nine years serving on the corporate board of directors. In 2019, Taren was named HBA’s STAR volunteer, one the association’s most prestigious awards.

Professional mental health speaker, author, thought leader, trusted advisor to international business executives, Carol Kivler is also a passionate advocate for mental health. A survivor of four bouts of treatment-resistant depression, she battled this devastating and debilitating mental illness with courage and faith to a full and sustained recovery.

Carol is an ardent advocate for consumers struggling with depression and mental illness. Through her four books, mental health presentations and Courageous Recovery, Inc., her 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, Carol works tirelessly to overcome stigma and misrepresentations that still surround those suffering from mental illnesses. As a consumer advocate and mental health speaker, she tells the story of the treatment that saved her life, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), and shares strategies for maintaining sustained recovery and mental wellness. Her motivational presentations resonate with mental and medical health professionals, consumers, their families and friends, inspiring compassion, understanding and hope.

Carol is an authentic, riveting, and memorable motivational speaker. Her high-energy and compelling mental health presentations change thinking and encourage participants to move from mental illness to the realm of mental wellness.

David Kowalsky is the Director, Patient Access at EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, leading the strategy and operation of HUBs, PAP, Co-Pay, and Reimbursement programs.

Prior to joining EyePoint, David was with Novo Nordisk in a variety of roles across Finance, Pricing, Procurement, Managed Markets, and Patient Support. He led the development and launch for the NovoCare™ platform which integrated multiple patient support services for 9 retail products, creating a digital Hub to support patients and HCPs. David started his career as US Air Force Officer before transitioning into the pharmaceutical industry.

David has an MBA from Rutgers Business School and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh.

Tracey Murrish, PharmD, is the Manager of Billings Clinic Specialty Pharmacy. She is responsible for Specialty Pharmacy operational and clinical program development and growth. She works closely with pharmacy staff, clinical specialists, payors and manufacturers to provide high quality care to specialty patients. She has previous experience in outpatient and long-term care pharmacies and initiated a hospital Med to Beds prescription concierge service for discharging patients. Tracey holds a BS in Biology with Honors and PharmD from the University of Montana.

As Vice President, Pharma Trade Relations, Rob is responsible for Pharma Business Development and Pharma Account Management for Accredo and CuraScript Specialty Distribution.

Rob has more than 28 years of healthcare experience. He joined the organization in 2005 with extensive knowledge of Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Distribution, and Patient Access Services. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Indiana University and his MBA from Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College

Chris is responsible for leading Karyopharm’s operations, business development and legal departments and has been with the Company since March 2014.

Prior to joining Karyopharm, Chris worked at multiple international law firms and led internal legal and business development departments. He was a Counsel at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, a full-service multinational law firm, and he served as Vice President, Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary of GlassHouse Technologies, Inc., an information technology consulting company, where he led global legal operations and managed asset and subsidiary acquisition and sale activity. Chris began his career at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP, a global law firm focused on venture capital and the emerging technology marketplace.

Chris received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy and English from Georgetown University, a Master of Business Administration from the Boston College Carroll School of Management and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.

Steven Projansky is an industry leader in the areas of distribution strategy, contracting, analytics, and business relations. He has spent over fifteen years building and leading teams in the healthcare industry, as both a manufacturer and distributor. First and foremost, Steve considers himself to be a patient advocate, and is proud to work in a field that allows him to help patients, providers, and caregivers. Throughout his career, Steve has discovered innovative ways to increase revenues and improve profit. In his current role, Steve develops distribution strategies, contracting strategies, and is responsible for order-to-cash, chargebacks, and relationships with distributors and retail chains.

As a recognized thought leader, Steve frequently speaks on topics such as fee-for-service agreements, multi-channel marketing, competitive intelligence, contracting, forecasting & analytics, product launch, and the evolving distribution channel.

Throughout his healthcare career, John’s mission has been to define and build unique programs that are recognized as “best in class” for patient experience and outcomes. With extensive experience from both the pharmaceutical manufacture and within a large integrated health system, John embraces the opportunity to connect specialty patients and their providers to manufactures, payers, plan sponsors, and others, to create a patient-centric, clinical care team model that produces superior, demonstrable results in patient care.

John is a proud graduate of the University of Georgia, receiving his Master’s in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of South Carolina.