David Beier is Senior Vice President of Global Government and Corporate Affairs for Amgen. In this role, he is responsible for shaping Amgen’s policy on global health care issues; driving health economics and outcomes research; overseeing corporate communications and philanthropy; and managing relationships with United States federal and state agencies and legislatures, as well as international governmental entities and organizations.  Beier joined Amgen from the international law firm of Hogan & Hartson where, as a partner, he utilized his extensive background in business and government to represent trade associations, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health care companies. Beier previously served as Chief Domestic Policy Advisor to Vice President Al Gore. Before his White House service, Beier served as Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Genentech and staff counsel in the U.S. House of Representatives. He received a B.A. from Colgate University and his J.D. from Albany Law School.