10 Stryker government affairs leaders
Senior director and head of U.S. government affairs, vice president of government affairs and market access for China and director of government affairs are among the current titles held by these Stryker government affairs leaders. A reader can learn how government affairs leaders work at Stryker from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Dan Jones
LinkedInExperience: Government Affairs Director UK & Ireland · Stryker
Dan Jones has been Government Affairs Director UK & Ireland at Stryker since September 2021, based in London. Dan Jones was a Partner at PLMR Healthcomms (2020–2021), Managing Director at PB Consulting Ltd (2019–2020) and Director, Medical Device Practice at RPP Group (2014–2015).
Desiree Mowry
LinkedInExperience: Director, Government Affairs · Stryker
Desiree Mowry has been Director, Government Affairs at Stryker since June 2019, based in Washington, D.C. Desiree Mowry was Counsel (2017–2019) and a Legislative Assistant (2015–2016) in the United States Senate, and Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director and Counsel in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013–2015).
Eric Rugo
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President Government Affairs Stryker Corporation · Stryker
Eric Rugo held the Stryker roles of Vice President Government Affairs Stryker Corporation (2012–2025), Vice President Government Affairs & Health Policy (2009–2012) and Senior Director Government Affairs Stryker Orthopaedics (2000–2009), so the roles have ended. The profile headline reads Vice President Global Government Affairs Stryker Corporation.
Gillian Kennedy, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director, Government Affairs and Market Access (Canada) · Stryker
Gillian Kennedy has been Director, Government Affairs and Market Access (Canada) at Stryker since May 2025, based in Toronto. Gillian Kennedy was Senior Manager, Patient Access and Health Policy at Pfizer (2018–2025) and Senior Manager, Government Affairs (Ontario) at AbbVie (2014–2018).
LaMont Bryant, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Health Economics, Market Access & Regulatory Policy · Stryker
LaMont Bryant was Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Health Economics, Market Access & Regulatory Policy at Stryker from April 2024 to May 2026, leading that combined global organization, so the role has ended. LaMont Bryant was Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Ethicon and Gross Profit Initiatives at Johnson & Johnson MedTech (2022–2024).
Leacy Burke
LinkedInExperience: Director, Government Affairs · Stryker
Leacy Burke has been Director, Government Affairs at Stryker since April 2025, based in Washington, D.C. Leacy Burke was Government Relations Manager at Milliken & Company (2022–2025) and Communications Director in the United States Senate (2017–2022) and the U.S. House of Representatives (2015–2017).
Luqman Tariq, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Government Affairs & Market Access Europe Middle East and Africa · Stryker
Luqman Tariq has been Senior Director Government Affairs & Market Access Europe Middle East and Africa at Stryker since February 2025, based in the Netherlands, and lists European Director Market Access at Stryker from 2019 to March 2025. Luqman Tariq was Area Director Value Access Emerging Markets Central at GSK (2017–2019).
Nathaniel Tipton
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Head of U.S. Government Affairs · Stryker
Nathaniel Tipton has been Senior Director, Head of U.S. Government Affairs at Stryker since February 2024, based in Washington, D.C., the only role the listing shows. Questions fit best on what the head of U.S. government affairs role at Stryker has involved day to day since 2024 and which work in it took the most time.
Sophie Marie Meiser
LinkedInExperience: Director, European Government Affairs · Stryker
Sophie Marie Meiser has been Director, European Government Affairs at Stryker since September 2024 and was Manager Government Affairs there from 2021 to 2024. Sophie Marie Meiser was Manager Market Access and Economic Policies at MedTech Europe (2019–2021), and the profile describes a particular interest in questions of EU policy making.
Yan Liang
LinkedInExperience: VP, Government Affairs & Market Access, China · Stryker
Yan Liang has been VP, Government Affairs & Market Access, China at Stryker since November 2019, covering corporate government affairs, trade and investment affairs and market access. Yan Liang was VP, Government Affairs & Market Access, Greater China at Danaher (2014–2019) and Chief Health Economist & Director of Market Access, China & JAPAC at GE HealthCare (2011–2014).
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- 01What did a typical week look like in your government affairs role at Stryker, and which work took the most time?
- 02How did you work with legal, business and communications colleagues when a policy question affected your part of the company?
- 03Which earlier roles prepared you best for government affairs work at Stryker, and what did you have to learn on the job?
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