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= Michael Wysong =

Education and Background
Michael Wysong graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, and career has spanned over three decades in healthcare. He began his career in pharmaceutical distribution and served as lead VP retail sales at AmeriSourceBergen, and VP sales at Cardinal Health. In addition to serving as Vice President, he maintained leadership roles in Baxter and Allegiance Healthcare companies. Born on March 5th, 1971, he resides in Maryland with his wife Elisa and their seven children as of 2023. Throughout his career, he worked as a mentor with the Global Good Fund, the Honor Foundation, and the Severn Leadership Group.

CARE Pharmacies and Industry Role
In September of 2010 Wysong became the CEO of CARE Pharmacies. By 2015, CARE extended his employment contract as CEO for an undisclosed period of time. In the five year span under his leadership, sales increased by more than 300%, recognized by the National Retail Federation (NRF).

In 2020, Michael served as the chairman of the NACDS (National Association Chain Drug Stores) Regional Drug Chain Conference, and was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors in 2021. He served a one-year term as NACDS treasurer, and was elected to the NACDS Executive Committee in 2022.

Over his tenure, he served as a vocal advocate promoting policies and initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and the value of pharmacy services, working collaboratively with strategic partners like NCPA (National Community Pharmacists Association), and NASP (National Association of Specialty Pharmacy.)

In April of 2023, Michael was elected as NACDS chairman of the Board of Directors. By September of 2023, Wysong will officially have held the legal stature of serving as CARE Pharmacies Chief Executive Officer for 13 years.