Pleased to report that Peggy Hamburg has asked John Taylor (currently serving as counselor to the commissioner) to serve as acting FDA principal deputy commissioner.
I served with John at the FDA and he is a talented, devoted public servant – and a real stand-up guy.
John will serve in FDA's number two position for 60 days while the Commissioner conducts a review of the agency's organizational structure. John served with distinction at FDA for 14 years before resigning in 2005 as associate commissioner for regulatory affairs. He was VP for federal government affairs at Abbott from May 2005 to September 2007and EVP for health at BIO before returning to the FDA in October 2009.
