is a government relations, public policy and strategic development firm representing clients in the dynamic new world of predictive and personalized health care. We specialize in navigating the labyrinth of legislators, regulators, health care providers, patient advocates, third-party payers, and journalists who will ultimately determine if innovation succeeds or fails.

Jennifer Leib, Senior Vice President

Jennifer Leib joined CRD Associates in 2009 when the firm acquired HealthFutures, a government relations and public policy firm that she co-founded. Jennifer works with clients from industry, academia, and patient and professional associations. Her clients are innovators of disruptive technologies that are fundamentally changing the way research is done, the way medicine is practiced and the way health care is delivered. Board certified in medical genetics, Jennifer also advises clients in the rapidly growing field of personalized medicine to help them actively engage in the discussions driving the adoption of those practices and technologies. She helps clients navigate the evolving regulatory and reimbursement landscape for targeted therapeutics, laboratory-based diagnostics, and mobile and digital health technologies. Jennifer also specializes in assisting young companies and associations with building a brand presence in Washington through relationship building with advocates and policymakers. Jennifer previously worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and in the biotechnology industry. She is frequently invited to present at national and international conferences in the fields of genetics and personalized medicine and has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on genetics policy issues including genetic nondiscrimination and population carrier screening, as well as scientific publications stemming from her research at the NIH. Jennifer holds a master's degree in genetic counseling from The Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor's degree with high distinction in Sociology from the University of Michigan.