Kacy joined Lykos Therapeutics as Chief of Government Affairs and Advocacy in May of 2022. She is an accomplished government affairs and healthcare policy executive with deep experience envisioning, developing, and launching paradigm-shifting initiatives that advance access to medicines which address unmet medical needs. She was previously Vice President, North America Government Affairs at Gilead Sciences where she led federal and state government affairs, policy, and strategic initiatives in the U.S. and Canada while heading the company’s Washington, D.C. office. Kacy has an extensive background in healthcare policy including in the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, where she served as Deputy Legislative Affairs Secretary and managed the Health and Human Services, Department of Managed Health Care and Veteran Affairs portfolios. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley and her Juris Doctorate at American University, Washington College of Law. She is a retired member of the New York Bar.
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