Greg Crist is Chief Advocacy Officer and Head of External Affairs of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the world’s leading medical device technology trade association. In his role, Greg is responsible for the association’s advocacy efforts, representing industry interests from tax, commerce and trade policies through regulatory issues before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), CMS, EPA, and other federal agencies. Greg also leads the public affairs team, responsible for all research, message development, and communications for AdvaMed’s representation of more than 500 global and domestic medtech companies. While doing so, Greg also maintains a strong network of external relationships, particularly in the health care, political, and business spaces. Finally, he leads the association’s state and regional affairs department as well as all alliance development efforts.

Greg’s seasoned approach to advocacy strategy has resulted in monumental wins for the medical device industry, including the full repeal of the medical device tax in 2019, successful enactment of the fifth user-fee agreement (MDUFA), and various other initiatives promoting innovation for the industry. Prior to his time at AdvaMed, Greg served as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for the American Health Care Association, representing more than 16,000 long-term and post-acute care centers. During this tenure, Greg was responsible for all external communications with the media and aligned health care organizations, as well as internal communications with more than 4 million health care providers and caregivers. Greg has extensive experience in utilizing media strategies for positive legislative outcomes.

Prior to joining AdvaMed, he was Senior Vice President for Dutko Worldwide where he launched and directed Strategy 360 –– specializing in crisis communications, polling and research. Greg spent four years as the personal aide and spokesman to Virginia Governor George Allen, then served seven years in various congressional House leadership roles, including the Ways and Means Committee, the House Majority Leader, and the House Republican Conference. Greg is a graduate of The College of William & Mary where he earned his degree in Public Policy. He is also a Sorensen Fellow at the University of Virginia – a program dedicated to ethics and public policy. Greg also serves as Vice Chair of the Public Affairs Council, based in Washington, DC.