Anita F. Richardson, MAS U.S. FDA

Anita Richardson serves as the Associate Director for Policy in CBER’s Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality, where she leads a policy team that is responsible for policy development and review; the program for CBER-regulated product shortages; and informatics and import monitoring.  Before leading the OCBQ policy team, Ms. Richardson spent three years as the Director of the Compliance Branch in the FDA’s Baltimore District Office, and ten years as a compliance officer in CBER.  Prior to joining FDA, Ms. Richardson worked in the blood banking industry for eight years.

Ms. Richardson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Administrative Science Degree from the Johns Hopkins University.