Richard Hughes, IV

Richard Hughes IV, JD, MPH

Partner, Epstein Becker & Green; Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School

Bio:
Mr. Hughes is a nationally recognized vaccine thought leader and has led many efforts to expand access to vaccines and preventive services and improve public health outcomes.

Mr. Hughes is the former Vice President of Public Policy at Moderna. Previously, he was Managing Director at Avalere Health, where Mr. Hughes founded and led the firm’s vaccines group. Prior to joining Avalere, he practiced health care law and served as a strategic adviser at Epstein, Becker & Green, to which he has since returned as a partner. Mr. Hughes previously held roles with Merck and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and as a gubernatorial appointee to the Arkansas State Board of Health.

Prior to joining the GW Law faculty, he held an appointment as a Professorial Lecturer in Health Policy and Management at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. During law school, Mr. Hughes proudly served as a research assistant to renowned health law and vaccines scholar Professor Sara Rosenbaum. He is a member of the National Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health and the District of Columbia Bar.