McKesson adds heavy hitter to its government relations team

SAN FRANCISCO – McKesson on Tuesday announced that Pete Slone has been appointed to SVP corporate public affairs, effective June 22. Slone joins McKesson from Medtronic where he served as the VP global government affairs for more than 13 years.

 

In his role at McKesson, Slone will serve as McKesson’s chief external policy representative and head of the McKesson PAC as he and his team of 15 will focus on policy analysis and development, legislative and regulatory advocacy, policy communications and stakeholder engagement. His team will also interact with the executive branch agencies, members of Congress, state officials and all relevant trade associations, patient groups, customers and third-party stakeholders on issues of importance to the company or its customers.

 

“We are delighted to have Pete lead our Public Affairs team,” said Lori Schechter, EVP, general counsel and chief compliance officer, McKesson. “Pete’s strong background in government affairs work as well as his experience in developing and advocating for critical public policy positions make him uniquely qualified to lead our team and help shape our approach to health care policy in a time of dynamic change.”

 

Prior to joining Medtronic, Slone spent 17 years at the government affairs firm BKSH and Associates (now Prime Policy Group) in Washington, D.C., including tenure as managing director. While at BKSH, his clients included a number of leading healthcare interests such as Baxter Healthcare, Medtronic and the Santa Clara Valley, CA Health and Hospital System.

 

Slone holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Keenan-Flagler School of Business. He is a frequent lecturer on topical healthcare reform issues for hospital administration, clinical and academic audiences.