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Emily Donaldson

Principal

Emily Donaldson provides strategic advice and policy analysis to a wide range of clients across the healthcare industry.

Before joining Avalere, Emily served as director of US Policy at AbbVie, where she developed policies and strategies to help the business navigate the private health insurance and Medicaid markets, the 340B program, and the state health policy landscape. Previously, she served as deputy vice president for the Policy and Research department at PhRMA, where she led the commercial market and state issues portfolios. She has also served as director of state policy at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, policy counsel for BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, and staff counsel for the South Carolina Senate’s Office of Senate Research.

Emily holds a JD from the University of South Carolina and a BFA from Columbia College.