Robert Califf, MD
Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Robert Califf is a cardiologist and twice-confirmed Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He founded the Duke Clinical Research Institute, one of the world’s largest academic clinical research organizations, where he led work that helped define the modern standards for evidence generation in cardiovascular medicine. Across his career in academic medicine, government service, and the private sector, he has been a leading voice on clinical trial methodology, the use of real-world evidence, and the responsibilities of regulators in an era of accelerated therapeutic innovation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in U.S. and global regulatory science.