Ammar Qadan

Ammar Qadan currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at California Life Sciences Association since November 2023. In addition, Ammar holds the position of Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Market Access at Cepheid, a role started in June 2022. Previously, Ammar was Vice President and Global Head of Market Access at Illumina from November 2016 to June 2022, and Vice President of the Global Product Team Lead for Oncology at Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. from November 2014 to November 2016. Ammar has a long tenure at Bristol-Myers Squibb, spanning from June 1995 to June 2014, where roles included Global Market Access Lead for Virology and Executive Director of Diabetes Payer Marketing & Market Access Strategy. Ammar holds a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Jordan, completed in 1990.