"Rich Fante is currently President and Founder at RF Consulting. He most recently served as President and CEO, US at AstraZeneca from 2008 - March 2013. In this role, Rich was accountable for driving top-line growth, strengthening the company's product pipeline through licensing and acquisition, generating transformational customer innovations, and maximizing financial contribution in the US, Canada and Latin America.

Prior to his President role, Rich served as Chief Operating Officer for all AstraZeneca brands in the United States. He held a number of leadership roles during more than 15 years at AstraZeneca, including Vice President-Primary Care for the gastrointestinal and respiratory franchises. Rich also held the position of Vice President, Marketing Operations, where he acted as the functional leader for all US marketing and commercial skill areas, including healthcare professional, business insight, consumer and managed markets.