Outlook for U.S. Tax Policy: A Democratic Perspective

How could the nation’s tax policy change as a result of Democratic election victories? For a look at the possibilities, GLG recently met with Victor Fleischer, a Professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law and former Democratic Chief Tax Counsel at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Edited excerpts of the broader conversation […]

Author Spotlight: Will He Go? Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown in 2020

The peaceful transfer of power from one presidential administration to the next is one of the most important processes in American democracy. Based on his language at rallies, in speeches, and during interviews, many observers believe that should President Trump lose, he might be a threat to this process, casting a longstanding tradition under the […]

The Future of the ACA in a Post-Ginsburg World

Shortly after the November election, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case of Texas v. Azar, on which the future of the Affordable Care Act hinges. With the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the […]

How Does Trump’s Diagnosis Change the Campaign?

Less than a week after leaving the hospital for treatment of COVID-19, President Donald Trump on October 10 made his first public appearance, speaking in front of hundreds of supporters on the White House’s South Lawn. Will Trump’s campaign messaging change in these last few weeks of the election? How will the President continue to […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Changing Supreme Court

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, much of the country reacted with deep emotion — a justice who had greatly impacted the country had passed. Writing in the New Yorker, Jill Lepore said, “Ginsburg bore witness to, argued for, and helped to constitutionalize the most hard-fought and least-appreciated revolution in modern American […]

What Might We Expect from the Presidential Election?

What should we expect on Election Day and beyond? To learn about unprecedented things that may happen in the presidential election, GLG spoke with Josh Douglas, Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, who teaches and researches election law and voting rights, civil procedure, constitutional law, and judicial […]

Ebook: Election 2020: Insights and Perspectives

Presidential elections are always consequential. Democrats and Republicans have significant differences in their governing philosophy and vision, which in turn impact many facets of life, including social, cultural, economic, and political aspects. With the country reeling from a global pandemic, civil unrest, millions unemployed, and an economic contraction without precedent, much is on the line […]

Inside a Digital Campaign Strategy: A Republican Perspective

With the third of November fast approaching, the campaign efforts of both political parties are in high gear. For insights into Republican election strategies — particularly those of a digital nature — GLG recently met with Tyler Brown, a GLG Network Member and former Director of Digital Strategy at the Republican National Committee (RNC). Brown, […]

Election Insight: Democrat Perspective

What are former Vice President Joe Biden’s chances to win the presidency in November? What will his priorities be if he’s the next commander in chief? To get the Democratic perspective, GLG spoke with Matthew Butler, COO of the DC Bar and former Chief of Staff at the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Below are a […]

Election Insight: Republican Perspective

Every four years, Americans come together to elect a president. While every presidential campaign is essentially an argument about who is truly fit for the highest office in the land, the 2020 election promises to be more bitter and contentious than most that have gone before it. Both Republicans and Democrats have already surfaced their […]

The 2020 Presidential Election: Expect Uncertainty

The election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joseph Biden is not unprecedented only because it involves the oldest nominees in history, but also that it’s amid a pandemic in which we expect to see rates of mail-in voting explode. To better understand what to expect this November and beyond, GLG spoke with […]

What Does the Shift in U.S.-China Relations Look Like for 2020 and Beyond?

China’s introduction of a new security law in Hong Kong has set a different level for U.S.-China friction, with mutual condemnation and official-level antipathy in recent memory. Within weeks, the United States made some major statements about Hong Kong, the South China Sea, and specific actions in technology, space, and new limitations on corporate activity. […]

Speaker Biographies

Hilary Malone PhD, has over 25 years of experience in global drug development, regulatory &government affairs, manufacturing and commercialization within the biopharma industry. Hilary hassignificant board level and executive committee experience including large scale organizationalrestructuring/transformation/integration, major M&A, biotech start-up, capital raising, investorrelations and pre-IPO.​

Hilary is currently CEO of Stylus Medicine, a private genetic medicine biotech company. Previously sheserved as CEO of a Series-A neuroscience company. Prior to these roles, Hilary served as COO & EVP atValo Health Inc., Chief Regulatory Officer & SVP at Sanofi Inc., and Chief Regulatory Officer & SVP atPfizer and Wyeth. Previous experience also includes senior regulatory and drug development roles atReata Pharmaceuticals Inc., AstraZeneca plc and GlaxoSmithKline plc.​

Hilary also serves on the Board of Directors of Hansa Biopharma and Adthera Bio. Hilary holds a PhD inMolecular Neuropharmacology and a BSc in Physiology.

Dr. Thomas Lönngren is Director at his own company PharmaExec Consulting AB. He is the Chairman of the Board of directors at Egetis Therapeutics AB, Sweden. Dr Lönngren also serves as board member at Compass Pathways PLC, London UK and NDA Group, Sweden. He acts as advisor to the following companies and organizations: NDA group, Sweden, Sweden, Artis Venture, San Francisco, US, Fujimoto Japan, Skin2Neuron Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia, US, Special advisor to the Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science (CIRS), London UK. From 2001 until2011, Mr.Lönngren served as the Executive Director of the European Medical Agency. He was previously Deputy General Director of the Swedish Medical Product Agency until 2000. He has a degree in pharmacy and MSc in Social and Regulatory Pharmacy from Uppsala University. He is also an Honorary Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Great Britain, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Uppsala, Honorary Doctorate from University of Bath, UK.

Speaker Biographies

Marie-Anne Aymerich

Marie-Anne has built a portfolio of senior advisory and non-executive roles, following a successful international career in the FMCG and Luxury sectors. She is a non-executive director of Haleon, a FTSE100 company listed in 2022 after the demerger from GSK. She is also chairwoman of Haleon Environment and Societal Sustainability committee. She is the executive director of the Pierre Fabre Group where she also sits on the Strategic Committee, and she is a Board Member of The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, one of the world’s most prestigious chamber orchestras. She is also an angel investor and focuses her time and investments on start-ups with the strongest purpose and impact.

Marie-Anne is also a regular lecturer at HEC Paris on purposeful leadership, and she has created a serious game called “Planet Purpose” to upskill people on sustainability and purpose. Throughout her 35year executive career she delivered a strong track-record of business performance and growth in brands and portfolio in both developed and emerging economies.

As a senior leader with Unilever, she led a number of different personal care categories across France, Spain and the USA – including managing the Dove brand worldwide and culminating in leading Unilever’s global Oral Care division. She also worked for LVMH as Brand General Manager of Dior Perfumes and Cosmetics worldwide. Marie-Anne was also Vice-President of Imagine for Margo – Children with Cancer for ten years, a charity she helped found in 2011 with the goal of eradicating children’s cancer. The charity is the #1 charity focused on child cancer in France and has fundraised more than €14m since its creation. Marie-Anne is a graduate from HEC Paris. She is married and has two children aged 29 and 26.

Patrick Jephson

Patrick Jephson is a consultant, journalist, broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author, based in Washington D.C. He is a published authority on corporate and personal branding and crisis communications, addressing conferences worldwide as well as events at the U.S. State Department, the American University and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

With more than twenty-five years’ experience in the government, luxury and family office sectors, Patrick’s portfolio has included globally admired brands as well as national agencies and NGOs. He has also worked on reputation and legacy briefs with European, Middle Eastern and Asian families, including royalty. He now writes, presents, and advises on factual and drama TV programs, appearing on every major American and many international networks. He was recently an expert consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown and provided live commentary on the Coronation of King Charles.

Patrick owes much of his practical communications and protocol experience to Princess Diana, who chose him to be her equerry and only private secretary/chief of staff. He served the Princess for eight years, responsible for all aspects of her public life, global humanitarian initiatives, and private organization. Having worked for an internationally high-profile woman (and as the father of two professionally successful daughters) he feels a special affinity for cross-cultural, gender and perception issues.

Patrick was born and raised in Ireland and holds a master’s degree in political science from Cambridge University. As an officer in the British Royal Navy, he served all over the world before being selected for royal duty. He is a citizen of the U.K., U.S.A., Ireland, and Canada.