Gil Roth

Meet Gil Roth

“There are plenty of things I wish I’d known when I first started out in my career representing the contract manufacturing and development sector (distinct from my previous role editing a magazine covering that sector). I suppose I was most naive about how much legislative work would be involved. When I started the trade association, I thought it would primarily be FDA-facing, and would deal with improving regulations, and building bridges between our sector and the agency. I didn’t realize that in a lot of cases, FDA’s regulations reflect the legislation passed by Congress. It’s been a rapid learning curve to understand the mechanics, personalities, and dynamics of Capitol Hill, and to help explain the sector to Congressional staff.”