Kipp Snider is National Vice President, State Policy at PhRMA. In this role, he leads PhRMA’s field-based policy team in the state capitals. Prior to joining PhRMA, Kipp spent nearly 13 years at Amgen, where he helped establish and develop the company’s state lobbying team. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of key policy issues affecting the biopharmaceutical industry, including Medicaid reimbursement, patient access, pricing, biosimilars, and drug disposal.

Before joining Amgen, Kipp worked in State Government Affairs for Pharmacia Corporation. He began his career as a commercial litigator at Howrey & Simon, a Washington, DC law firm. Kipp received his J.D. from George Washington University and his undergraduate degree from the College of William & Mary. He lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife, Brenna, and their three children.