Lauren Oliva is US lead for Global Regulatory Policy at Biogen. She oversees the development and execution of R&D’s policy roadmap to advance Biogen’s neuroscience and rare disease portfolio. She is passionate about patient centric drug development and the impact of multi-stakeholder initiatives to advance the adoption of new technologies. Lauren is actively engaged with the Critical Path Institute, CTTI, and the National Academies’ Drug Forum. Lauren has over 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She received her PharmD from Rutgers University, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and has previously served as adjunct faculty and lecturer at MCPHS University in Boston, MA.