Doran Fink + Jaya Goswami (FDA → Moderna)
playerBiotech & Transhumanism
Two FDA officials who helped approve the COVID vaccines took jobs at one of the vaccine makers within months.
Who they are
Doran Fink and Jaya Goswami, FDA regulators in the office that oversaw Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccine approvals.
What they do
They're a documented example of the 'revolving door,' where regulators move straight into the industry they were regulating.
How it works
Both had direct oversight roles approving the mRNA vaccines during COVID-19, then took executive jobs in infectious-disease clinical development at Moderna within months of leaving the agency.
Why it matters
It raises the question of whether regulators can stay truly independent when lucrative industry jobs await, during one of the FDA's most critical periods.
The engine's record — word for word
FDA regulators in Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) with direct oversight roles for the approval of Pfizer + Moderna mRNA vaccines during COVID-19. Both subsequently accepted executive positions in infectious disease clinical development at Moderna within months of leaving the agency. Documented revolving-door instance during the most critical regulatory period in modern FDA history.
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