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David Aaron Kessler (born May 13, 1951) is an American pediatrician, lawyer, author, and administrator (both academic and governmental). He was the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from November 8, 1990 to February 28, 1997.[1]
David A. Kessler | |
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| Head of Operation Warp Speed | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – February 24, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Moncef Slaoui |
| Succeeded by | Gustave F. Perna (Chief Operating Officer of COVID-19 Response for Vaccine and Therapeutics) |
| Co-Chair of the COVID-19 Advisory Board | |
| In office November 9, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 17th Commissioner of Food and Drugs | |
| In office November 8, 1990 – February 28, 1997 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Frank Young |
| Succeeded by | Jane E. Henney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Aaron Kessler May 13, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) University of Chicago (JD) Harvard University (MD) |
On November 9, 2020, Kessler was announced as one of the three co-chairs of Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board, alongside former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith in his administration.[2]
He was the head of Operation Warp Speed, the U.S. government program to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and other treatment, from January to February 2021.[3][4]
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