Grace
Graham
Leadership Role
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs - Food and Drug Administration
Grace Graham is the Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs. In this role, she leads the Office of Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs (OPLIA), which serves as the FDA’s focal point for engagement with the U.S. Congress, the Administration, global counterparts and partners, and state, local, territorial, and tribal policymakers.
Immediately before coming to the FDA, Grace served as Chief Health Counsel for the Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C) in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she worked on the 2022 User Fee Reauthorization and other health care matters under the scope of the committee. Prior to that, Mrs. Graham served as Health Policy Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), working on User Fee Legislation, 21st Century Cures laws, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act, and other health care legislation.
Grace has a Master of Public Policy and Health Policy, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia.