Dr. Lauren Powell

Dr. Lauren R. Powell serves as the inaugural VP of Health Equity & Community Wellness at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. In this newly created role within U.S. Medical, Lauren is working to develop and implement a sustainable health equity strategy to ensure patients have equitable access to our medicines, clinical trials, and other support programs. In addition, she’s executing Takeda’s vision to be the industry leader in building community wellness and promoting health equity in the United States. Lauren is a nationally recognized content expert and thought leader on equity and health equity. She comes to us most recently as a Founding Leader of TIME’S UP Healthcare where she worked to eradicate racism and sexism from the healthcare workplace. Before this role, she served as the Director of Health Equity for the Commonwealth of Virginia, where she spearheaded efforts on health equity and the social determinants of health for Virginia’s 8.5 million residents.