Vada A. Perkins, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Executive Director, Regulatory Policy & Innovation, Head Research & Policy-Regions, CAPT (ret) is a former FDA Senior Advisor for Regulatory Science and a recognized global regulatory policy & intelligence expert with regulatory thought leadership in the application of data governance, technology, data standards throughout the product lifecycle . He is active in interactions with national and international stakeholders in promoting technology and innovation (e.g., RWD/RWE) to support international regulatory convergence for medicinal product regulation. He received his degrees from The Johns Hopkins University, University of Southern California, and the University of Maryland.