People: Illumina Inc (ILMN.O)

Dr. Robert S. Epstein, M.D., has been appointed as Independent Director of Illumina, Inc., effective November 29, 2012. Dr. Epstein is an epidemiologist who worked in public health and academia before joining the private sector. Prior to this role, Dr. Epstein was Medco’s Chief Medical Officer for 13 years, where he led formulary development, clinical guideline development, drug information services, personalized medicine program development, and client analytics and reporting. Dr. Epstein is also the former President of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), and has served on the board of directors of the Drug Information Association (DIA) and the International Society of Quality of Life. Dr. Epstein serves as a director of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed cancer therapeutics company, and Proteus Digital Health, a privately-held healthcare technology company. Dr. Epstein has published more than 75 peer-reviewed medical articles and book chapters and serves as a reviewer for several influential medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association). Dr. Epstein received his medical degree and B.S. in Biomedical Science from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in preventative medicine from the University of Maryland.