With more than 30 years of experience, Amy Niles is a knowledgeable healthcare executive with a passion for growing sustainable health organizations, advocating for patients, and building strategic partnerships to address public health needs. As PAN’s Chief Mission Officer, she leads the organization’s financial assistance, advocacy, and education initiatives. In addition, she oversees PAN’s external relations, Center for Patient Research, and marketing and communications functions.
During her time at PAN, Amy has developed the framework for our national advocacy platform, established our grassroots advocacy initiative, and launched our annual in-person Advocacy Action Summit. She also oversaw the launch of PAN’s State of Patient Access initiative and establishment of PAN’s Patient and Family Advisory Council.
As a result of Amy’s leadership and proactive analysis of the legislative and regulatory environment, and knowledge of the charitable patient assistance foundation landscape, external stakeholders and policymakers have come to view PAN as a thought leader and “go-to” resource. She has been quoted in The New York Times, TIME, and Fortune Magazine, and she has authored and co-authored numerous opinion pieces and articles about Medicare reforms, alternative funding programs, copay accumulators, and key other access and affordability issues.
Before joining PAN, Amy helped lead successful startups and growth initiatives, including the Together Rx Access program. She co-founded, developed, and served as President and CEO of the National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC), which grew into a national clearinghouse for women’s health information under her leadership.
Amy also serves on the Board of the Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board, an unincorporated division within the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) and is a member of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design’s Advisory Board.
Advocacy is my career, but patients are my passion. My early days as a hospital administrator have guided my professional career and have helped me understand the important role that health systems, patient advocacy organizations, and health care providers play in improving the lives of those living with chronic and serious illnesses.
Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer
