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David Bowen

Former Staff Director for Health Policy, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (since 2005)

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Why He Matters

Bowen, who has a doctorate in neurobiology, has called himself a "scientist gone bad." An interest in public service led him to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee a decade ago, where he was instrumental in the passage of landmark healthcare reform legislation.

As the staffer in charge of health policy for HELP, which was chaired by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) until his death in August 2009, Bowen played a major role in drafting and shepherding health-reform legislation through the Senate in 2009.

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Career History: Minority deputy staff director for health, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (2002 to 2005); Congressional fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (1999 to 2002); Senior staff scientist, NeuralStem Biopharmaceuticals (until 1999)
Birthday: May 21, 1967
Hometown: Summit, N.J.
Alma Mater: Brown University, B.A., 1986; University of California, San Francisco, Ph.D. (neurobiology), 1995