10|07|18 - Along the corridors of power in the Nation's Capital few people can match the power of John J. Castellani. Those in the loop, most of whom happen to live inside the Washington Beltway, were not surprised then that the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (the third-largest lobbying entity behind the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Exxon) recently picked Castellani as its new president.

Castellani, who has been president and chief executive of the Business Roundtable for the past nine years, is an unassuming insider who gets things done - regardless of who is in power.. As he said at a news conference last week, "my style and PhRMA's style will be to be politically relevant and not partisan. We're not a rubber stamp for any of the parties."

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