Bill Ellis is CEO of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves thousands of patients, physicians and pharmacists each year by designing solutions to medication-use problems including those related to cardiovascular health, diabetes and other chronic diseases.

As CEO, Mr. Ellis oversees all APhA Foundation activities, including awards programs, research initiatives and related consulting services.  He serves on the Healthcare Practitioner Advisory Council of the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA), and represents APhA on the National Quality Forum.

Mr. Ellis received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (1985) and M.S. in Health Education from St. Joseph’s University (1994), and completed a one-year post-graduate program in association management.