Tony leads the Access and Retention department within Eli Lilly’s (Lilly) Patient Engagement organization leading subfunctions that accelerate clinical trial enrollment and retention for trials across all Lilly therapeutic areas globally. He joined Lilly in 2019, managing teams that were responsible for clinical trial site start up and enrollment readiness for trials in Lilly’s Diabetes Therapeutic Area. He then supported the Diabetes Business Unit Corporate Affairs team in the role of Tirzepatide Environment Shaping, addressing barriers to care and optimal health outcomes for patients living with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity by engaging policy, advocacy, patient, and government stakeholders.
Prior to Lilly, Tony worked at Indiana University Health, serving in the roles of Manager of Government Affairs, Associate General Counsel, and Digestive and Liver Disorders Service Line Administrator.
Tony earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health, with a concentration in Health Policy and Management, from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and his JD, with a concentration in Health Law, from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. Tony is also a U.S. Navy Veteran, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander, where he served as a health care administrator, and lead plans, operations, and medical intelligence for Naval Special Warfare Command in Baghdad, Iraq.