Michael J. Ruggiero

Michael J. Ruggiero, J.D., is the Senior Vice President, Global Healthcare Policy & External Affairs at CSL Behring.

Previous to this role, Michael as the head of Government & Public Affairs Global Franchise Business Partners for the Healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.  He also held leadership roles overseeing government strategy and advocacy at Astellas Pharma Inc., and was an attorney in Washington, D.C. at the law firms of Arnold & Porter and King & Spalding, where he represented pharmaceutical and medical device clients primarily on a range of issues including Medicare product access and reimbursement.

Michael earned a B.A. in Economics from Syracuse University, and a J.D. cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center.  He has served as adjunct faculty at American University’s Washington College of Law, where he designed and taught the course “Pharmaceuticals and the Law.”  He is a past Chairman and serves on the Board of the National Kidney Foundation Serving the National Capital Area.

Michael lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife Jennifer and their two daughters, Stella and Olivia.  He is a musician and enjoys cooking.