About me
Christie Bloomquist is Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy at Astellas Pharma US where she leads federal and state advocacy, government communications, regional international affairs, and public policy development and analysis. Her responsibilities include developing, communicating and implementing Astellas’ US public affairs strategies that support the company’s areas of therapeutic focus. Christie also serves as Chair of the Astellas PAC.
Christie has over 25 years of healthcare experience. Prior to joining Astellas, Christie held several roles at a large biopharmaceutical company where she focused on advocacy, communications and patient advocacy. Earlier in her career, Christie was an attorney in private practice focused on the pharmaceutical industry.
Christie received her law degree and Master of Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis. She has a B.A. in American Studies from Tulane University.