Pfizer last week announced Gottlieb would join its board of directors — a job that paid a minimum of $335,000 in stock and cash in 2018.
. At the FDA, Gottlieb called for promoting innovation and increasing competition to lower prescription drug prices.
"I feel very confident about my record at the agency, and I called balls and strikes and acted in the interest of public health and public interest," Gottlieb said in an interview on CNBC'sGottlieb, who's a medical doctor, previously worked in the biotech sector as a venture capitalist, saying "I've largely returned to my work prior to the FDA."
Since leaving the agency, Gottlieb returned to the American Enterprise Institute as a resident fellow and as a special partner at venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, where he worked before joining the FDA. He also joined CNBC as a contributor. It's not uncommon for government officials to join the sector they regulated after leaving the administration. However, President Trump has made "draining the swamp" one of his main priorities.
"I worked with some large drugmakers before I came into the agency," Gottlieb said. "This new role at Pfizer clearly is a bigger role than I did before I came into the FDA. It's something that I'm very proud of, it's something that I think I can make a lot of contribution over time. But I made no bones about the fact that I had expertise in life sciences and I made my living trying to promote innovation in this sector prior to coming to the agency.
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