New Secretary of Health and Human Services Confirmed
- By BSTQ Staff
On Jan. 24, Alex Michael Azar II was confirmed the 24th Secretary of Health and Human Services. Most recently, Azar was chairman of Seraphim Strategies, LLC. Prior to that, he was president of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of global biopharmaceutical leader Eli Lilly and Company. During the George W. Bush administration, he served as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services immediately after serving as its general counsel, receiving Senate confirmation for both presidential appointments by voice vote. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his juris doctorate from Yale University.
