Margaret Hamburg

- Age: 53
- Named new head of the FDA on March 14, 2009ABC News: Obama Taps Ex-NYC Health Commissioner to Lead FDA (March 14, 2009)
- Former New York City health commissioner from 1991-1997Bloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- Hamburg is a doctor and bioterrorism expertBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- Has experience in neuroscience, drug research and public healthBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- Formed a tuberculosis control center while New York City's health commissionerBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- Hamburg is on the board of directors for Henry Schein Inc., a medical products distributorBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- Mother, Beatrix Hamburg, was the first African American women to attend Vassar CollegeBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- Father was also a physicianBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- Annual budget for the FDA: $2 billionBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- In the 1980s, Hamburg worked in the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health PromotionBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- Also worked at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases focusing on AIDS researchBloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)
- 2001-2004: Senior Scientist for the Nuclear Threat InitiativeForbes: Margaret A. Hamburg
- 1997-2001: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Margaret Hamburg, former New York City healthy commissioner, was named the new head of the Food and Drug Administration on March 14, 2009.ABC News: Obama Taps Ex-NYC Health Commissioner to Lead FDA (March 14, 2009) Hamburg, who has experience in neuroscience, drug research and public health, has held a number of different positions in health-related organizations. In 2005, she was the Senior Scientist for the Nuclear Threat Initiative and has experience as an AIDS researcher at the National Institutes of Health.Bloomberg.com: Hamburg Said to Be Obama’s Pick for FDA Commissioner (March 11, 2009)