Operation Warp Speed Board Of Directors

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Operation warp speed board of directors. Operation warp speed ows is a publicprivate partnership initiated by the trump administration to facilitate and accelerate the development manufacturing and distribution of covid 19 vaccines therapeutics and diagnosticsoperation warp speed was introduced in early april 2020 after a round table meeting with industry executives at the white house on march 2. Drug industry veteran moncef slaoui is a key figure in operation warp speed push to develop covid 19 coronavirus vaccines. Operation warp speeds investment decisions are recommended to and approved by the operation warp speed board of directors bod on a weekly basis. Gustave perna about overseeing the logistics of a coronavirus vaccine for the trump administrations operation warp speed program.

Slaoui said he would sell his moderna stock worth a reported 12 million and resign from the board of directors. The bod is composed of the secretaries of hhs and dod in addition to white house covid 19 task force personnel. Dr moncef slaoui was named chief scientist for trumps operation warp speed but continues to have a large investment in moderna inc. In may he was appointed to co lead the project along with the initiatives chief science adviser moncef slaoui.

Operation warp speeds investment decisions are recommended to and approved by the operation warp speed board of directors bod on a weekly basis. Vaccine programme co director will not be required to divulge pharmaceutical ties dr slaoui has expertise in the development of vaccines but expertise and ethics should. When slaoui was appointed to head operation warp speed critics noted the conflicts of interest related to him leading the effort to develop a covid 19 vaccine while holding stock in two of the leading vaccine manufacturers. Slaoui resigned his role on the board of directors.

His employment terms raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest.