Lara Ramsburg

Lara Ramsburg is an accomplished and results-focused Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer with over 25 years of experience in building and leading cross-functional teams for organizations with nearly $18B in revenue in the pharma, biotech, and government industries. With a proven track record of tackling complex challenges, she has consistently built successful corporate affairs functions and led strategic communications and teams of up to 100 employees and annual budgets up to $49M. Lara has extensive expertise in ESG and sustainability with diverse global experience in corporate affairs, strategic communications, government relations, and media relations. She serves as the Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer at Viatris, a public pharmaceutical company. She helped shape the global brand and communications strategy through its formation from the merger of Mylan and Upjohn and successfully navigated integration efforts amid the pandemic. Her leadership was critical in establishing a cohesive brand identity and executing a comprehensive Day 1 roll-out strategy, which included the company’s successful Nasdaq listing. Her work also contributed to the company's recognition on Fortune’s Change the World and Forbes’ World’s Best Employers lists. Lara held multiple roles at Mylan, a pharmaceutical company with approximately 35,000 employees and revenues of nearly $12B. As Head of Corporate Affairs, she pioneered the company’s first corporate affairs function, oversaw global communications, branding, policy, sustainability, and government relations. As Head of Global Sustainability, she developed Mylan’s first ESG program, established reporting to the UN Global Compact, increased ESG rankings, and was the designee to the World Economic Forum. She oversaw a multi-billion-dollar global integration and contributed to major regulatory reform, including a $1.5B FDA drug user fee program. Her earlier roles include the Office of the Governor of West Virginia, where she served as Director of Communications and Policy and elevated the state’s profile and operational efficiency. With Rowan & Blewitt, Inc., she provided media and crisis management training for Fortune 500 clients and with CNN. She was a member of the SASB Advisory Council and is currently a member of the Athena Alliance. Lara is also a recipient of the Distinguished West Virginian Award and has significant experience as a spokesperson and national speaker for both state governments and corporations.