U.S. National Institutes of Health

Jane Ellen Henney, MD — public health (government), internal medicine (oncology)

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Dr. Jane Ellen Henney (b. 1947) was the first woman to be appointed as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a position she held from 1998 to 2001. For 20 years, she served in senior health policy leadership positions in the public sector and earned the reputation of being a fair, firm, and forthright leader who builds strong and responsive organizations.

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