Colleen Pero is Chief Administrative Officer for the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development.
In this role, she ensures operating effectiveness and management for the organization, and has specific oversight for cross-cutting strategies such as the TB Alliance pediatric initiative. Ms. Pero also serves as management liaison to the Board of Directors and corporate secretary. Additionally, Ms. Pero oversees internal operations, contracts administration, human resources, and information technology, among other areas, and is a member of the Senior Management Team.
An accomplished health care executive, Ms. Pero has a diverse professional background that includes over twenty years in the healthcare sector in both for-profit and not-for-profit environments. Before joining the TB Alliance, Ms. Pero was Senior Vice President, Corporate Administration at $2B specialty pharmaceutical and healthcare company Endo, where she built organizational capabilities to enable rapid growth, and participated in six-fold expansion of the market capitalization over five years. As a member of the executive team, Ms. Pero contributed to the establishment and execution of corporate strategy for the business, and she had direct responsibility for a wide range of areas including organizational planning, information technology, communications, company affairs, procurement, human resources and organizational development.
Since 2005, Ms. Pero has served as a Trustee for Christiana Care Health System, a $1.5B integrated healthcare system. She serves on the Executive Compensation Committee, which is responsible for executive and physician compensation, leadership development, and succession planning. Ms. Pero holds an MA in Management and a Bachelor of Science degree.