Anthony Destefano

Background

About Anthony Destefano

Strong scientist and leader with over 35 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Proven leadership in the areas of drug development, bioanalysis and CRO interactions at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals and in compendial science as Sr. Vice President General Chapters and Healthcare Quality Standards at the United States Pharmacopeia. Results oriented, with the ability to think strategically, build consensus and quickly adapt to rapidly changing environments to consistently achieve results that exceed expectations. Extensive experience in intellectual property management, technical due diligence, regulatory and QA issues and mass spectrometry. Led the modernization of existing and development of new USP General Chapters, resulting in a plan that will lead to a complete review and updating of all current General Chapters and proposals for development of many new ones. Extensive interactions with members of the European and Japanese Pharmacopoeia, and FDA through the Pharmacopeial Discussion Group and as the USP representative to the ICH Q3D Metal Impurity Expert Working Group.