10 AbbVie government affairs leaders
Vice president of federal government affairs, vice president of international government affairs and director of state government affairs are among the current titles held by these ten AbbVie government affairs leaders. A reader can learn how government affairs leaders work at AbbVie from people who have held the role.
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Amy Peters
LinkedInExperience: Head of Government Affairs · AbbVie
Amy Peters has been Head of Government Affairs at AbbVie since February 2025, based in the United Kingdom. Amy Peters held Johnson & Johnson roles as Senior Director, Government Affairs and Policy (2023–2024), Director, Government Affairs and Policy (2022–2023) and Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Policy (2020–2022), and was Public Affairs and External Relations Manager, Obesity at Novo Nordisk (2017–2019).
Christian Baracat
LinkedInExperience: Director, U.S. Strategic Alliances, Government Affairs · AbbVie
Christian Baracat has been Director, U.S. Strategic Alliances, Government Affairs at AbbVie since September 2024. Christian Baracat held the AbbVie roles of Government Affairs Director, Brussels/EU & Region North, Europe (2023–2024) and Government Affairs Director, Brussels/EU (2019–2022), and was Director, European Government Affairs & Brussels office at GSK (2018–2019).
Dan Bachner
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Federal Government Affairs & Head of Washington D.C. Office · AbbVie
Dan Bachner has been Vice President of Federal Government Affairs & Head of Washington D.C. Office at AbbVie since November 2022. Dan Bachner held the AbbVie roles of Head of Federal Government Affairs & Washington D.C. Office (2020–2022), Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs (2019–2020) and Director, Federal Government Affairs (2015–2019), and was General Counsel at the United States Senate (2012–2015).
Elyse P.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, U.S. Campaigns and Strategic Alliances, Government Affairs · AbbVie
Elyse P. has been Senior Director, U.S. Campaigns and Strategic Alliances, Government Affairs at AbbVie since August 2025. Elyse P. was Senior Director, Public Affairs at Eli Lilly and Company in 2025, a Vice President at Sloane (2022–2025), Vice President, Communications and Marketing at HDA - Healthcare Distribution Alliance (2021–2022) and Associate Vice President, Public Affairs at AdvaMed (2018–2021).
Gavin Proffitt
LinkedInExperience: Director of Federal Government Affairs · AbbVie
Gavin Proffitt has been Director of Federal Government Affairs at AbbVie since April 2026. Gavin Proffitt was a Health Policy Advisor at the United States Senate (2025–2026), a Professional Staff Member at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (2023–2025) and a Medicaid Demonstrations Specialist at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (2021–2023).
Patrick Stone
LinkedInExperience: Director, State Government Affairs - Mid Atlantic · AbbVie
Patrick Stone has been Director, State Government Affairs - Mid Atlantic at AbbVie since February 2026. Patrick Stone was Director, State Government Affairs & Public Policy -- East at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.) (2021–2025), and held National Psoriasis Foundation roles as Vice President, Government Relations and Advocacy (2017–2021) and Director, State Government Relations (2016–2017).
Rachel Derby
LinkedInExperience: Director, Federal Government Affairs · AbbVie
Rachel Derby has been Director, Federal Government Affairs at AbbVie since June 2023. Rachel Derby was Executive Director at Patients Rising (2022–2023), Vice President of Government Affairs at the American Cement Association (2015–2020) and Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs at The Toy Association (2012–2015).
Regina Altizer
LinkedInExperience: Director, U.S. Policy · AbbVie
Regina Altizer has been Director, U.S. Policy at AbbVie since July 2025. Regina Altizer was Senior Associate Director, Public Policy at Boehringer Ingelheim (2023–2025), held Bristol Myers Squibb roles in Therapeutic Policy, Hematology (2023) and as Senior Manager, State Policy (2022–2023), and was a Health Policy Analyst, External Affairs at Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (2021–2022).
Steve Scango
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs · AbbVie
Steve Scango has been Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs at AbbVie since April 2015. Steve Scango was Manager, Federal Government Relations at GSK (2011–2015), Director of Government Affairs at BOIRON USA (2010–2011), Director of Federal Affairs at McAllister & Quinn LLC (2004–2010) and Senior Legislative Assistant to U.S. Rep. Michael N. Castle (2001–2004).
Tony Sampson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, International Government Affairs · AbbVie
Tony Sampson has been Vice President, International Government Affairs at AbbVie since March 2024. Tony Sampson held the AbbVie roles of Senior Director, International Government Affairs (2018–2024), International Government Affairs Director - Western Europe & Canada / EU (2015–2018) and Director of Government Affairs, UK (2013–2015), and was Director of External Affairs at UnitedHealth Group (2005–2013).
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