One of the nice things about a long-ish career in one particular field is that you get to see some of the good people you work with succeed by moving on to bigger and better things where they can spread their wings. I had the good fortune of sharing ideas and travels with John Ruggiero at an early professional stop for both of us in the CME space, and could clearly tell even then that this was someone who was going places.
Everybody likes John, and for good reason (even if he will never tell you how old he is). John is unfailingly kind, witty, talented, and truly celebrates the successes of others. He probably has a mean bone somewhere in his body, but he hides it well.
Now in his role as Executive Director of U.S. Medical Affairs, and Head of HEOR & Real World Evidence/Learning at Daiichi Sankyo, John took a few moments out of his travels to join us in the latest installment of our special “10 Years in 10 Minutes” CMEpalooza Tin Anniversary series. Here, we talk about the importance of provider/supporter communication, how CMEpalooza predicted the COVID pandemic (sort of), and the secret password at McDonalds.
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