Dr. Perfetto is a recognized caregiver and patient advocate. She is a current member of the Brain Injury Association of America’s Board of Directors and past secretary and governance-committee chair, as well as past board chair for the Concession Legacy Foundation. She has worked in government, industry, consulting, academic, and non-profit organizations. Today, she consults on gathering and leveraging patient experience data to inform product development, clinical outcome assessment selection/development, and patient-centered value assessment. She is Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and served as the National Health Council’s Interim CEO and Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. Prior, she was with Pfizer as Senior Director, Federal Government Relations. Recently, she served as the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2024 Patient Summit co-chair. Dr. Perfetto holds BS and MS degrees in pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island, and a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, with concentrations in health policy and epidemiology.