Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Kerr has been named Deputy Vice President, Global Health & Multilateral Affairs at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). PhRMA represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Since 2000, PhRMA member companies have invested nearly $1 trillion in the search for new treatments and cures, including an estimated $83 billion in 2019 alone. Most recently, Larry was the Director of Pandemic Threats at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.