Ann Ford
Ann Ford recently served as Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Medline Industries, Inc., in Northfield, IL. After completing her nursing education at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, she received her Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, IL.
Until she became an attorney, Ms Ford worked in high-risk obstetrics, pediatric intensive care, and neonatal intensive care. Upon graduating from law school, she spent 11 years in private practice representing physicians, nurses, and hospitals. After private practice, Ms Ford transitioned to in-house legal and compliance roles, including Vice President, General Counsel for two Chicago-area hospitals. In her previous role as Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Medline, she oversaw the global ethics and compliance program. In addition, she had been intimately involved with the development of a Medical Affairs function at Medline.
Ms Ford has served on various committees throughout her career, including the hospitals’ Institutional Review Boards. She is a frequent speaker on healthcare legal and compliance topics.
April Adams
April Adams, PharmD, Senior Director of US CV Field Team for Bristol Myers Squibb is a focused and strategically driven leader in Medical Affairs with over 21 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Her past roles include being an MSL, an MSL Regional Director, and Global Director for Field Medical Excellence. During her career she has built and led many field teams supporting different therapy areas including oncology, respiratory, neuroscience, cardiovascular, rheumatology, and pain management. Her passion is working to ensure the impact and value of the field medical team through actionable medical insights.
April received her PharmD degree from Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Pharmacy Arts from David Lipscomb University. Upon graduating from pharmacy school, she spent 9 years working in pediatrics, long term care, general medicine and academia. She is a registered pharmacist in the state of Georgia where she has lived since 1987. She and her husband, Bryan, have been married for 31 years and have two daughters.
