Ted is a pharmacist and leading advocate for sound policy and innovation to address obesity. Ted has chaired and continues to serve on the Board of Directors for the Obesity Action Coalition, advises the The Obesity Society on advocacy, and consults with organizations seeking to address the needs of people with obesity. His widely-read daily commentary, published at ConscienHealth.org, reaches an audience of more than 10,000 thought leaders in health and obesity.

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An accomplished healthcare marketing and innovation professional. Ted founded ConscienHealth in 2009. Ted devotes much of his work to nonprofit advocacy, serving on the Steering Committee for the STOP Obesity Alliance, the organizing committee for National Obesity Care Week, and the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Institute of Medicine. Both the Obesity Society and the Obesity Action Coalition have honored Ted with their top awards for public service and advocacy.

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Before founding ConscienHealth, Ted built a successful 26-year career in 2008 with GlaxoSmithKline, working in diverse leadership roles in consumer and prescription healthcare. Ted holds two degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a Master of Business Administration.