Marv ShepherdMarv Shepherd, Ph.D., MS, is the Director of the Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies and Chairman of the Pharmacy Administration Division, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. He earned his B.S. in biology from Michigan Technological Unversity, a BS in pharmacy from Ferris State University, MS from the University of Rhode Island (1978) and Ph.D. from Purdue University. Dr. Shepherd received a commission in the U.S. Army and was a Special Forces (Green Beret) officer. He is currently President of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, a group dedicated to protecting the public from counterfeit, diverted and substandard medications. Since 1994, Dr. Shepherd has studied drug importation, and distribution of counterfeit medications. He has testified before congressional committees four times, and his expertise on drug counterfeiting has been featured on CNN News, NPR Radio: First Edition, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, Prevention Magazine, US News and World Report, New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post. Dr. Shepherd has more than 100 publications including six book chapters. He is a past president and fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science of the American Pharmaceutical Association. He is the Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. He received the Award of Excellence from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in 2006. Dr. Shepherd is married, has two children, and lives in Austin TX. Read More Read Less