Senior Advisor | Akin
Anna brings over two decades of experience shaping U.S. health policy, with extensive knowledge in FDA policy and legislative advocacy. Anna has shaped U.S. health policy at the highest levels of government, she has held senior leadership roles, including deputy commissioner for policy, legislation, and international affairs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and associate director at The White House Domestic Policy Council. Anna brings extensive Capitol Hill experience, she served as health policy director and senior advisor to Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and worked at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Anna’s leadership and influence in health policy have been recognized nationally. She was named one of Washingtonian’s 500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy (2025-2026), listed among The Hill’s Top Lobbyists, Hired Guns (2024-2025), and honored by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics as a Top Lobbyist (2022-2023).
Anna holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude, 2003.
