AYESHA AZAM, Associate Principal, Avalere Health

Ayesha Azam is Associate Principal at Avalere Health, a strategic advisory firm and commercialization partner. She advises life sciences clients on policy, commercialization, and patient access strategies in response to a complex, evolving healthcare landscape. Before joining Avalere, Ayesha served on the executive leadership team at the Patient Access Network Foundation, leading programmatic and clinical strategy and building sustainable, strategic partnerships.

Her areas of expertise include industry outlook, patient-centered outcomes, and health equity. Ayesha began her career at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation where she developed programs and tools to increase access to care for patients. Ayesha holds an MS in health administration informatics from the University of Maryland and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.