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Alex M. Azar II Joins Guardant Health Board of Directors
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced the appointment of Alex M.
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[{"type":"text","content":" PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nGuardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced the appointment of Alex M. Azar II to its board of directors, effective immediately. As the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Azar had oversight and management of agencies critical to all Americans’ health care including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\n\n“We’re honored to welcome Secretary Azar to Guardant’s board,” said Helmy Eltoukhy, chairman and co-CEO of Guardant Health. “Secretary Azar has served at the senior-most levels of government as well as the private sector, bringing deep operating experience coupled with a strategic understanding of how policy, innovation and patient access intersect. His perspective will be invaluable as we continue developing new innovations to conquer cancer and working to ensure more patients have access to lifesaving technologies.”\n\n\n“Guardant pioneered a new category with liquid biopsy and continues to push the boundaries of what is possible as the leading company in the space,” said Secretary Azar. “I look forward to working with the board and leadership team to advance the company’s impact and mission of helping people live longer, healthier lives by catching and managing cancer earlier.”\n\n\nPrior to his appointment as HHS Secretary, Azar held multiple executive leadership roles including as President of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of Eli Lilly and Company, General Counsel of HHS, Deputy Secretary of HHS, and Partner at Wiley Rein LLP. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Business and Distinguished Executive-in-Residence at the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at the Aspen Institute, chairman of the board of LifeScience Logistics, a member of the boards of Global Health/MCS, AbsoluteCare, and Interwell Health, and as an advisor at Foresite Capital, a member of the advisory board of Milken Institute’s FasterCures, and a member of the Department of Health Policy Advisory Board at the Stanford University School of Medicine.\n\n\nAbout Guardant Health\n\n\nGuardant Health is a leading precision oncology company f...