Spandan Chakrabarti has spanned a dynamic career in patient advocacy, strategic partnerships, public policy, and organizational leadership focused on creating symbiosis between patient voices, industry, and policy for over a decade. Within the autoimmune and lupus communities, Spandan has worked to build personal relationships with patients and their care partners, and spearheaded major partnership initiatives with industry centered on the value proposition of the industry-advocate-public policy relationship. In his diverse roles, Spandan has represented local and national patient organizations, and worked with research scientists and pharmaceutical companies, as well as policymakers at local, state, and national levels.
For his dedication to and impact in building bridges in health care and advocacy, Spandan was awarded a Special Congressional Recognition on Health Advocacy in June of 2019.