dr. scott gottlieb partner one world large venture capital fund former deputy commissioner u.s. food drug administration consider president-elect donald trump run agency accord source close transition team gottlieb 44 venture partner new enterprise associate resident fellow american enterprise institute conservative think tank base washington well know health policy circle frequent commentator television print gottlieb consider alongside jim neill self-declared libertarian colleague peter thiel co-founder mithril capital management early trump supporter advise transition team bloomberg news first report trump look neill trump republican take office jan. 20. michael gaba federal policy leader law firm holland knight national healthcare life sciences team say gottlieb would palatable people neill believe drug allow market efficacy establish long safe even drug industry would likely oppose stance gaba say since company want able make credible claim products effective treat diseases say want fda good housekeep seal approval gaba say last week add however drug makers would like provide less data get gottlieb would traditional choice neill fit profile trump administration seem look say lean right get experience agency get m.d credential outspoken gaba say fda historically name someone medical credentials head agency neill none though serve principal associate deputy secretary health human service george w. bush administration gottlieb tie pharmaceutical industry run deep sit board multiple company advise others include british pharmaceutical giant glaxosmithkline plc also manage director investment bank t.r winston co los angeles-based privately hold investment bank focus healthcare clean energy consumer technology accord website firm provide service range healthcare clients include company engage clinical development new therapeutic compound drug discovery techniques medical technologies devices 2003 2004 gottlieb senior adviser fda commissioner agency director medical policy development 2004 also act senior adviser center medicare medicaid service 2005-2007 fda deputy commissioner medical scientific affairs gottlieb medical degree mount sinai school medicine bachelor degree economics wesleyan university advise u.s. department health human service member federal health information technology policy committee trump consider dr. scott gottlieb head fda