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Caught Our Eye

Staffer with health background jumps to drug company

Posted by J. Todd Foster on April 20, 2016

The former health policy adviser for Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) has joined Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

Leigh Owano is associate director of global government affairs for Alexion, a firm that bills itself as a "global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and delivering life-transforming therapies for patients with devastating and rare diseases."

Owano worked for Roskam for two years after 15 months as a legislative correspondent and press assistant for Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.). Owano earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Northern Illinois University.

"As a highly-motivated individual, I work well in fast-paced environments," she has written on social media. "I am dedicated to finding ways to efficiently shape public policy and deliver public service."