John P. Gonzalez

John is a UK registered pharmacist who spent the first part of his career in academia, completing his PhD in neuroscience and subsequently lecturing in pharmacology.  For the past 25 years he has worked in the publishing, healthcare agency and industry environments. He entered the world of healthcare communications and publishing by joining Adis International (now part of Wolters Kluwer Health) where he held several roles including General Manager (Germany), Business Development Director and Editorial Director.  John then joined AstraZeneca in 2000 as a Global Publications Manager working in the neurology, pain, anaesthesia and psychiatry areas. He then moved into the area of Global Professional Relations at AstraZeneca in the psychiatry field - a position he held for 3 years.

Since 2008 John has been in a leadership role in the Global Publications Group at AstraZeneca in Clinical Development at Alderley Park, UK. He is currently the Director of Publications Policy. John is a member of the Medical Publishing Insights & Practices (MPIP) Initiative Steering Committee, The Executive Committee of ISMPP and is a Certified Medical Publications Professional.