William Leinweber

With more than 25 years in leadership positions advocating for the advancement of medical and health research and public health, Mr. Leinweber was appointed president and CEO in 2012.

Leinweber previously served as executive vice president of Research!America, a Washington, D.C.-based alliance of 400 member organizations dedicated to making medical and health research a higher national priority. He also was executive vice president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). Under his leadership, PAs were fully integrated into the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. He held executive leadership positions at the local, state and national levels of the American Heart Association and was a member of the founding executive management team of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the nation’s largest private initiative ever launched to reduce youth tobacco consumption and addiction.

Leinweber received his MBA with honors from The Ohio State University and has completed post-graduate study at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree with high honors from Marshall University. He is a member if the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).